by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Writing Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Towson University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Towson paid an average of $908 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $439 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,902 | $16,344 |
| Fees | $2,628 | $2,628 |
The median early career salary of writing students who receive their master’s degree from Towson is $40,485 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $34,720.
Towson 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 Towson Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.5% of the writing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Around 30.8% of writing master’s degree recipients at Towson in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing | 13 |
*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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