Writing Studies at Michigan State University

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Michigan State Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing
• Doctorate Degree in Writing

Michigan State Writing Studies Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of writing master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Michigan State, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.