Writing Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if West Chester University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from WCUPA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Writing Studies section at the bottom of this page.

WCUPA Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

WCUPA Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at WCUPA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at WCUPA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	14
	25
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	26
	36

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in writing from WCUPA. This makes it the #197 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from WCUPA Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCUPA is $35,949. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 120 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from WCUPA in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at WCUPA since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at WCUPA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	95
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WCUPA Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of writing master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. WCUPA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WCUPA also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General English Literature

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.