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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Western Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Western Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Writing Studies Master’s Program

The writing program at Western awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Western does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Western, 82% 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 Colorado University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Editors	2,010	$59,120
English Language and Literature Professors	1,410	$60,440
Technical Writers	1,240	$80,250
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Professors	410	$63,920

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.