Writing Studies at East Tennessee State University

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,713.

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.

ETSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

ETSU Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at ETSU 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.

Writing Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Tennessee State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	16

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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Editors	1,690	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370
Technical Writers	440	$66,080

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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