Writing Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Valparaiso University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Valpo was ranked #139 on College Factual's Best Schools for writing list. It is also ranked #6 in Indiana.
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Part-time undergraduates at Valpo paid an average of $1,840 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. 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 | $41,940 | $41,940 |
Fees | $1,346 | $1,346 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,620 | $12,620 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,620 | $1,620 |
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writing who receive their bachelor’s degree from Valpo make an average of $28,236 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $27,275.
Valpo 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 Valpo Online Learning page.
About 90.0% of the students who received their BA in writing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Around 20.0% of writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Valpo 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 | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Creative Writing | 8 |
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing | 2 |
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 | 17 |
*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.