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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus. 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, 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. UW Seattle is in the top 10% of the country for writing. More specifically it was ranked #35 out of 362 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW Seattle.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UW Seattle paid an average of $1,267 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $354 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 | $10,629 | $37,998 |
Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,887 | $13,887 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,787 | $2,787 |
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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 UW Seattle in Writing walked away with an average of $21,118 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $22,923.
writing who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle make an average of $31,495 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $27,275.
UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in writing in 2019-2020, 66.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in writing at UW Seattle in 2019-2020, 31.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 30 |
International Students | 2 |
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 | 47 |
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 | 118 |
*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.