by our College Data Analytics TeamProfessional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is a concentration offered under the writing studies major at Iowa State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in professional, technical, business, and scientific 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Iowa State paid an average of $1,374 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $543 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,758 | $24,720 |
| Fees | $1,228 | $1,228 |
Online degrees for the Iowa State professional, technical, business, and scientific writing doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing in 2019-2020, 20.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 62.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the professional, technical, business, and scientific writing doctor’s degrees at Iowa State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.