Writing Studies at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

Wilkes Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wilkes offers distance education options for writing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wilkes Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from Wilkes in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Wilkes, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wilkes University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.