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Basic Certificate in Writing Studies

Basic Certificates in Writing Studies

1,994 Yearly Graduations
75% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 46% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.2% of writing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Writing Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,994 people earned their basic certificate in writing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in writing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 6,030
Master’s Degree 4,160
Basic Certificate 1,994
Graduate Certificate 457
Associate Degree 312
Doctor’s Degree 137
Undergraduate Certificate 86

Earnings of Writing Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for writing students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in writing. About 75.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 489
Women 1,505
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The racial-ethnic distribution of writing basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 74
Black or African American 562
Hispanic or Latino 210
White 1,028
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 96
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to writing that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 430
Literature 51
Other English Literature 10

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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