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. In 2021, 4 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Jackson State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Jackson State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	187
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	436

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

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in writing from Jackson State in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 71% 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.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.