The main focus area for this major is Creative Writing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Writing Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Northern Michigan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in writing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Northern Michigan University was ranked #327 on College Factual's Best Schools for writing list. It is also ranked #11 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northern Michigan University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Northern Michigan University paid an average of $699 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $465 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,882 | $17,504 |
Fees | $796 | $796 |
Books and Supplies | $760 | $760 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,072 | $11,072 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,048 | $2,048 |
Learn more about Northern Michigan University tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northern Michigan University in Writing walked away with an average of $23,250 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,923.
writing who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University make an average of $22,094 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% lower than the national average of $27,275.
Northern Michigan University 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 Northern Michigan University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in writing in 2019-2020, 63.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Around 4.5% of writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Michigan University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 19 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Creative Writing | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General English Literature | 11 |
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*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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