Writing Studies at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781.

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.

Wilkes Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Wilkes does offer online education options in writing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Wilkes Writing Studies 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.

Writing Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from Wilkes in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Wilkes, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.