Writing Studies at Goddard College

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Goddard College stacks up to those at other schools.

Goddard College is located in Plainfield, Vermont and approximately 496 students attend the school each year. During the 2018-2019 academic year, 36 students received their master's degree in writing.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Writing Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Goddard College Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

Goddard College Writing Studies Rankings

In 2019, 36 students received their master’s degree in writing from Goddard College. This makes it the #20 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Goddard College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Goddard College.

Goddard College Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 36 writing majors earned their master's degree from Goddard College. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in writing each year. Goddard College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Goddard College, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Goddard College with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VT, the home state for Goddard College.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Editors	260	$48,910
Writers and Authors	170	$62,260
Technical Writers	100	$74,730

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By SayCheeeeeese under License More about our data sources and methodologies.