by our College Data Analytics TeamWriting Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Eastern Michigan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in writing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Eastern Michigan paid an average of $1,469 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $826 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,868 | $26,442 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
Eastern Michigan does not offer an online option for its writing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Michigan Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their MA in writing in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 67.9%.
Around 22.2% of writing master’s degree recipients at Eastern Michigan in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Writing | 4 |
| Creative Writing | 4 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 5 |
| Literature | 5 |
*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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