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Writing Studies at Illinois College

Writing Studies at Illinois College

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

Illinois College is located in Jacksonville, Illinois and approximately 1,154 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.

Illinois College Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Illinois College Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Illinois 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.

Writing Student Demographics at Illinois College

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

Illinois College Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois College since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Illinois College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition 17

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 IL, the home state for Illinois College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Editors 3,830 $62,590
English Language and Literature Professors 3,120 $65,860
Professors 3,040 $66,970
Writers and Authors 1,880 $68,710
Technical Writers 1,460 $69,320

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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