Writing Studies at Western New England 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 Western New England University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,673.

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.

Western New England Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Western New England Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of writing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Western New England, 100% 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 Western New England 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	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western New England University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	6

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 MA, the home state for Western New England 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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.