Writing Studies at Coastal Carolina University

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

Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina and approximately 10,118 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.

Coastal Carolina University Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

Coastal Carolina University Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Coastal Carolina University

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

Coastal Carolina University Writing Studies Master’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of writing master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Coastal Carolina University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Coastal Carolina University, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at Coastal Carolina University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Coastal Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	6

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 Coastal Carolina 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
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