Writing Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

WCUPA Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

WCUPA Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from WCUPA in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. WCUPA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.