Writing Studies at Del Mar College

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Del Mar College stacks up to those at other schools.

DMC is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and approximately 10,678 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.

DMC Writing Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Writing

DMC Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at DMC

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

DMC Writing Studies Associate’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of writing associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

DMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in writing graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Del Mar College with a associate's in writing.

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

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Del Mar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	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 TX, the home state for Del Mar College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Editors	5,490	$72,300
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Writers and Authors	2,110	$56,680

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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