Writing Studies at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

WWU Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at WWU 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.

Writing Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	84
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

WWU Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of writing master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. WWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from WWU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	120

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Editors	1,830	$67,560
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Technical Writers	1,180	$86,470
Professors	1,060	$74,330

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.