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Undergraduate Writing Studies at Oakland University

Here is an overview of this program at Oakland. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #5 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

Oakland Undergraduate Writing Studies Rankings

College Factual ranks Oakland highly for writing studies, coming in at #162 out of 236 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Schools	162 of 236
Best Writing Studies Schools in Michigan	5 of 7
Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23 of 31

Undergraduate Writing Studies Degrees at Oakland

The following degree levels are offered in writing studies at Oakland, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	35

Oakland Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Oakland University awarded 35 bachelor’s degrees in writing studies.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Oakland is a solid choice among schools offering writing studies at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #5 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	5
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97

Salary of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Writing Studies majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Oakland go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $32,405 a year. This is lower than $67,748, the median for all majors at Oakland.

Student Debt of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Oakland, writing studies graduates take on a median debt of $25,500 in student loans. This is lower than $25,972, the typical median for all majors at Oakland.

Oakland Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,934	$24,735

Find out more about Oakland tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of writing studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

The majority of writing studies bachelor’s degree graduates at Oakland are White. Roughly 71% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor’s in writing studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	6

Creative Writing (Bachelor’s)

Oakland granted 27 bachelor’s completions in creative writing recently — 63% to women and 37% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (70%).

• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan — #2
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #11
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #60

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing (Bachelor’s)

Oakland conferred 7 bachelor’s completions in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing in the most recent reporting year — 71% to women and 29% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (71%).

Writing, General (Bachelor’s)

Oakland awarded 1 bachelor’s degree in writing, general in the most recent reporting year — 100% to women and 0% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (100%).

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Brian Gingrich under License More about our data sources and methodologies.