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.

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

Carnegie Mellon Writing Studies 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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Carnegie Mellon Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of writing master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 60% were white. This is typical 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	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	26
Creative Writing	18
Rhetoric & Composition	7

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

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