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Writing Studies at York College of Pennsylvania

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Writing Studies at York College of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at York College of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,039. In 2021, 8 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from YCP.

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.

YCP Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

YCP Writing Studies Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at YCP 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
125

Earnings of YCP Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at YCP is $23,299. This is less than $27,021, which is the national average of all writing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Writing Student Demographics at YCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at York College of Pennsylvania.

YCP Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at YCP since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at YCP are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from York College of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in writing.

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

YCP also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 York College of Pennsylvania.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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