Writing Studies at West Virginia 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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

WVU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

WVU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 writing majors earned their master's degree from WVU. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from WVU, 78% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
English Language and Literature Professors	580	$53,790
Editors	170	$52,910
Writers and Authors	130	$64,480
Professors	120	$67,490
Technical Writers	60	$40,210

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.