Writing Studies at San Diego 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 San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In 2021, 4 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

SDSU Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how SDSU performed in these rankings.

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 SDSU 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	98
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	142

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in writing from SDSU. This makes it the #32 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from SDSU. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 44% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SDSU Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from SDSU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from SDSU, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SDSU 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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.