Writing Studies at California State University - Fresno

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if California State University - Fresno is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in writing.

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.

Fresno State Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Fresno State Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 8 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Fresno State, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Fresno.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.