Writing Studies at Oregon State University

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if Oregon State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year.

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.

Oregon State Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of writing master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Oregon State, 68% 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 Oregon State University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oregon State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	20

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Editors	1,080	$55,610
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450
Writers and Authors	700	$69,050
Technical Writers	680	$68,320

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.