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Writing Studies at Jackson State University

Writing Studies at Jackson State University

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 Jackson State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 6,921.

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.

Jackson State Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Jackson State Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Jackson State 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 Jackson State

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

Jackson State Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 37% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Jackson State University with a bachelor's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Jackson State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition 4

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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
English Language and Literature Professors 390 $57,250
Editors 280 $46,070
Writers and Authors 170 $53,810
Technical Writers 120 $67,680

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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