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Doctor's Degree in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing

Doctor’s Degrees in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing

28 Yearly Graduations
68% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing is offered at 7 colleges in the United States. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 25% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 10.7% of professional, technical, business, and scientific writing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 28 people earned their doctor's degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing. This earns it the #347 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 377
Graduate Certificate 201
Doctor’s Degree 28

Earnings of Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for professional, technical, business, and scientific writing majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing. About 67.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 9
Women 19
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The racial-ethnic distribution of professional, technical, business, and scientific writing doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2
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There are 7 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing. Learn more about the most popular 7 below:

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
12 Yearly Graduations
71% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Texas Tech University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for professional, technical, business, and scientific writing majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Each year, around 40,300 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,935 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,956 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 12 people received their doctor's degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing from Texas Tech. Of these students, 71% were women and 43% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#2

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida
6 Yearly Graduations
71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of Central Florida comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing. Roughly 71,800 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,478 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,916 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 6 people received their doctor's degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing from UCF. Around 14% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 71% were women.

#4

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
1 Yearly Graduations
40% Women

Iowa State University comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing. Each year, around 31,800 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,982 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $10,996 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing from Iowa State.

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

The 4th most popular school in the country for professional, technical, business, and scientific writing majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is East Carolina University. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,452 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $4,749 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing from ECU.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to professional, technical, business, and scientific writing that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition 80
Creative Writing 23

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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