Writing Studies at Youngstown State University

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

Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and has a total student population of 11,835. In 2021, 37 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University.

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.

Youngstown State University Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Youngstown State University Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Youngstown State University 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 Youngstown State University 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
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	17
	32
Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	139
Best Writing Studies Schools	227

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in writing from Youngstown State University. This is the #254 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Youngstown State University Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Youngstown State University is $24,330. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,021 for all writing students.

Writing Student Demographics at Youngstown State University

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

Youngstown State University Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Youngstown State University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Youngstown State University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Youngstown State University 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 OH, the home state for Youngstown State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
English Language and Literature Professors	2,740	$84,970
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Technical Writers	1,830	$63,340
Writers and Authors	1,360	$48,380

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 Blue80 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.