Writing Studies at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Western Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from WMU.

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.

WMU Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

WMU Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at WMU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Writing Studies Schools	260

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in writing from WMU. This makes it the #174 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of WMU Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $18,708. 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 WMU

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

WMU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from WMU in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 writing majors earned their master's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from WMU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

WMU also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 1 students 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.