Writing Studies at West Virginia Wesleyan College

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia Wesleyan College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and approximately 1,066 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.

West Virginia Wesleyan Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of writing master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. West Virginia Wesleyan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan, 80% 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 Wesleyan College with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	1

Related Majors

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 Wesleyan College.

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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.