Writing Studies at Western Washington University

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Western Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

WWU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

WWU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 writing majors earned their master's degree from WWU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. WWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from WWU, 83% 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 Washington University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Editors	1,830	$67,560
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Technical Writers	1,180	$86,470
Professors	1,060	$74,330

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.