Writing Studies at Cornell College

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if Cornell College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,002. In 2021, 15 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell College.

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.

Cornell College Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Online Classes Are Available at Cornell College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Cornell College offers distance education options for writing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Cornell College Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Cornell College 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 Cornell College 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	28
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Best Writing Studies Schools	160
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	277

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in writing from Cornell College. This is the #254 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Cornell College

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

Cornell College Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in writing from Cornell College. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Cornell College 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 Cornell College with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 IA, the home state for Cornell College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Editors	940	$51,480
English Language and Literature Professors	910	$84,130
Writers and Authors	470	$50,680
Technical Writers	390	$57,060

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 ArtisticAbode under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.