The Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing degree program at Marshall University helps students deepen their understanding of writing styles, rhetorical situations, compositional processes, research and media.
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Students of the program have a special opportunity to intern with several types of businesses and organizations such as nonprofits, education, art and more.
There are many endowed scholarships especially for our majors, including the Jack and Barbara Brown Scholarship, the Harwood Scholarship for Aspiring Writers, and the Ruth Flower Brown Memorial Award.
A degree in Professional Writing enables students to develop professional portfolios by creating and working with a wide range of documents such as proposals, business plans and reports, while also learning to compose and communicate for digital environments.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary in May 2023 was $87,590. Professional writing skills are necessary in a variety of career fields including business, the arts, engineering and health sciences.
- Communications specialist
- Content writer
- Copywriter
- Editor
- Grant writer
- Proposal writer
- Technical writer