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Writing Studies at Millsaps College

If you plan to study Writing Studies, consider the program at Millsaps College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Millsaps College is in Jackson, MS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 6 writing studies degrees were awarded at Millsaps College.

Online & Distance Learning at Millsaps College

Many students take online classes at Millsaps College. Of 593 students, 0 (0%) studied exclusively online and 70 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Writing Studies graduates at Millsaps College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Writing Studies graduates at Millsaps College are 83% women (5) and 17% men (1).

Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program at Millsaps College

Of the 6 bachelor’s writing studies degrees awarded at Millsaps College, 83% were women (5) and 17% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Writing Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Millsaps College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2

Minority students account for 50% of Writing Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Millsaps College, higher than the national average of 30%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Writing Studies Concentrations at Millsaps College

The Writing Studies program at Millsaps College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Creative Writing	6

Highest-Paying Careers for Writing Studies Graduates

Students who finish Writing Studies program at Millsaps College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Writing Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Editors	$100,346
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,437
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Writers and Authors	$63,195
Technical Writers	$52,099
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$30,503

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.