by our College Data Analytics TeamWriting Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Chatham University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in writing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Chatham paid an average of $1,017 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 | $18,306 | $18,306 |
| Fees | $530 | $530 |
writing who receive their master’s degree from Chatham make an average of $27,254 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% lower than the national average of $34,720.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Chatham does offer online classes in its writing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Chatham Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in writing in 2019-2020, 87.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Around 16.7% of writing master’s degree recipients at Chatham 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 | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 10 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing | 14 |
*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.