Undergraduate Certificates in Writing Studies

This degree is more popular with female students, and about 24% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 20.3% of writing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Writing Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students 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
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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in writing is $53,068. 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. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $53,068 to a high of $53,068.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in writing is $25,337. 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, $26,836 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $24,105.

The median monthly payment of a writing graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $450.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in writing. About 60.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	49
Women	74

The racial-ethnic distribution of writing undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	64
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to writing that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	337
Other English Literature	17

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
• Image Credit: By KOKUYO under License

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