Writing Studies at Northern Michigan 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 Northern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and has a total student population of 7,368.

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.

Northern Michigan University Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

Northern Michigan University Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of writing master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Northern Michigan University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Northern Michigan University, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	10

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 Northern Michigan 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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.