by our College Data Analytics TeamWriting Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Johns Hopkins 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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Part-time graduates at Johns Hopkins paid an average of $1,900 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 graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,010 | $57,010 |
| Fees | $2,415 | $2,415 |
The median early career salary of writing students who receive their master’s degree from Johns Hopkins is $50,856 per year. That is 46% higher than the national average of $34,720.
Online degrees for the Johns Hopkins writing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Johns Hopkins Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.0% of the writing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in writing at Johns Hopkins in 2019-2020, 10.0% were 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 | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 47 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 25 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing | 35 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 7 |
*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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