by our College Data Analytics TeamWriting Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Ferris State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in writing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Ferris was ranked #249 on College Factual's Best Schools for writing list. It is also ranked #8 in Michigan.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Ferris was $456 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,768 | $12,768 |
| Books and Supplies | $816 | $816 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,036 | $10,036 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,035 | $2,035 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ferris in Writing walked away with an average of $29,476 in student debt. That is 29% higher than the national average of $22,923.
writing who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ferris make an average of $28,598 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $27,275.
Ferris does not offer an online option for its writing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ferris Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.8% of the writing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 68.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in writing at Ferris in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Writing | 6 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing | 4 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | 6 |
*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.
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