Undergraduate Certificates in Writing Studies
Education Levels of Writing Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 86 people earned their undergraduate certificate in writing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in writing at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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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 Undergraduate Certificates
The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in writing is $31,148. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $29,647 and the high is $43,896.
Student Debt
The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in writing is $33,772. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $33,772 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $33,772.
The median monthly payment of a writing graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $402.
Student Diversity
More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in writing. About 65.1% of graduates with this degree are female.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 30 |
Women | 56 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of writing undergraduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 39 |
International Students | 18 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to writing that offer undergraduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Other English Literature | 19 |
General English Literature | 2 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
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