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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• 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

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of writing master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Chapman, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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	6
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at Chapman University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Chapman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	25

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.