Writing Studies at Western Connecticut State University

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Western Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from WestConn.

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.

WestConn Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

WestConn Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how WestConn performed in these rankings.

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 WestConn 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
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	116
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	190
Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	210
Best Writing Studies Schools	312

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in writing from WestConn. This makes it the #210 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from WestConn Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $18,319. This is less than $27,021, which is the national average of all writing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Writing Student Demographics at WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from WestConn in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at WestConn since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at WestConn are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WestConn Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in writing from WestConn. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a master's in writing.

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

WestConn 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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Editors	950	$71,260
Technical Writers	720	$81,290
English Language and Literature Professors	690	$84,330
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440

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 Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.