Writing Studies at Chapman University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Chapman University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Chapman is located in Orange, California and has a total student population of 9,761. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

Chapman Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Chapman Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Chapman

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

Chapman Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from Chapman in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Chapman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Chapman, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	1
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 Chapman University.

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 Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.