The main focus area for this major is Rhetoric & Composition. 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in writing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 MSU Denver was ranked #172 on College Factual's Best Schools for writing list. It is also ranked #5 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for MSU Denver.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at MSU Denver paid an average of $750 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $241 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,236 | $22,510 |
Fees | $1,457 | $1,457 |
Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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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 MSU Denver in Writing walked away with an average of $28,692 in student debt. That is 25% higher than the national average of $22,923.
The median early career salary of writing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from MSU Denver is $40,140 per year. That is 47% higher than the national average of $27,275.
MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver Online Learning page.
About 58.1% of the students who received their BA in writing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in writing at MSU Denver in 2019-2020, 38.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 37 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Rhetoric & Composition | 62 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General English Literature | 102 |
*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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