Writing Studies at Western New England University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Western New England University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,673. Of the 613 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western New England University in 2021, 5 of them were writing studies majors.

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.

Western New England Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Western New England Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Western New England 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 Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	174
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	204
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245

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

Writing Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in writing from Western New England. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Western New England 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 New England University with a bachelor's in writing.

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

Western New England Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in writing from Western New England. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New England 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	3

Western New England 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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Editors	3,160	$89,280
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.