Writing Studies at Clemson University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Clemson University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and approximately 26,406 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,155 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in 2021, 65 of them were writing studies majors.

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.

Clemson Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Clemson Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Clemson 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 Clemson 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 Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	90

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in writing from Clemson. This makes it the #131 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Clemson Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clemson is $38,156. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 41% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from Clemson in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Clemson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	49
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Clemson Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 writing majors earned their master's degree from Clemson. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Clemson, 78% 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 Clemson University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clemson also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General English Literature

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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Editors	820	$46,630
English Language and Literature Professors	710	$70,130
Technical Writers	540	$67,000

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.