Writing Studies at Mississippi College

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

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and has a total student population of 4,667. Of the 730 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College in 2021, 12 of them were writing studies majors.

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.

MC Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

MC Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at MC 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
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	247

Writing Student Demographics at MC

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

MC Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in writing from MC. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at MC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Mississippi College with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MC 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
• 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 Mississippi College.

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.