Minnesota contains twelve schools that offer business writing programs. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the highest-ranking business writing school in MN, has a total student population of 51,659 and is the 31st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 12 business writing schools in Minnesota, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Bethel University comes out as the most expensive ($23,529/yr), with Metropolitan State University as the lowest recorded at only $8,543/yr.
Business Writing students from Minnesota schools who go on to become business writers, legal writing professors, copy editors, copywriters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 43,390 people working as writers and authors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $64,560. Also, Public relations specialists make on average $59,370 per year and there are about 242,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Minnesota alone, there are 3,120 employed public relations specialists earning an average yearly salary of $58,800. Writers and authors in this state earn $57,320/yr and there are 1,740 employed.
Also, within the business writing schools in Minnesota, the average student population is 3,459 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from business writing, there are 5327 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,013 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,006, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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