Writing Studies at Converse College

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

Converse is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,377. Of the 237 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Converse College in 2021, 9 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.

Converse Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Converse Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Converse 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
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	38
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	207

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in writing from Converse. This makes it the #174 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Converse

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

Converse Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from Converse. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Converse 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 Converse College with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Converse Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in writing from Converse. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Converse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Converse, 67% 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 Converse College with a master's in writing.

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

Converse 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 Converse College.

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 PegasusRacer28 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.