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Basic Certificates in Writing Studies

1,306 Yearly Graduations
70% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 41% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.5% of writing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Writing Majors

In 2020-2021, 1,306 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 6,597
Master’s Degree 3,697
Basic Certificate 1,306
Graduate Certificate 437
Associate Degree 240
Doctor’s Degree 129
Undergraduate Certificate 123

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 69.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 394
Women 912
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The racial-ethnic distribution of writing basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 49
Black or African American 252
Hispanic or Latino 158
White 735
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 93
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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 798
Literature 28
Other English Literature 13

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.

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