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Writing Studies at Pacific Lutheran University

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Writing Studies at Pacific Lutheran 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 Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

PLU Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

PLU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Writing Studies Master’s Program

75% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from PLU in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from PLU, 83% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a master's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Editors 1,830 $67,560
English Language and Literature Professors 1,450 $61,580
Writers and Authors 1,400 $65,200
Technical Writers 1,180 $86,470
Professors 1,060 $74,330

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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