by our College Data Analytics TeamProfessional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is a concentration offered under the writing studies major at University of Houston - Downtown. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in professional, technical, business, and scientific 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UH Downtown paid an average of $648 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $236 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,673 | $15,561 |
| Fees | $1,456 | $1,456 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,289 | $1,289 |
Learn more about UH Downtown tuition and fees.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UH Downtown offers online option in its professional, technical, business, and scientific writing bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Downtown Online Learning page.
About 72.7% of the students who received their BA in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 72.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing at UH Downtown in 2019-2020, 54.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
