Writing Studies at Carnegie Mellon University

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Carnegie Mellon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 36 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Carnegie Mellon compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Carnegie Mellon is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
	21
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	45
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	178

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in writing from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #96 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from Carnegie Mellon Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carnegie Mellon is $39,593. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 47% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from Carnegie Mellon in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Carnegie Mellon Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of writing master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General English Literature
• English Literature (Other)

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.