Writing Studies at Hollins University

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

Hollins is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 795 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Hollins Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Hollins Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Hollins

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

Hollins Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 13 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Hollins, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Hollins, 69% 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 Hollins University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)

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 VA, the home state for Hollins University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600

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 Rmj12345~commonswiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.