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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from WWU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at WWU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	13
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	137
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	172

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

Earnings of WWU Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $22,536. 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 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 writing majors earned their bachelor's degree from WWU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 74% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	84
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

WWU Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WWU, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. WWU 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 WWU, 83% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WWU 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 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.