Writing Studies at Simmons University

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Simmons University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,263.

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.

Simmons Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Simmons Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of writing master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Simmons, 75% 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 Simmons University with a master's in writing.

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

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 Simmons University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Writing	10

Related Majors

• 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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Editors	3,160	$89,280
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.