Writing Studies at Savannah College of Art and Design

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Savannah College of Art and Design. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and has a total student population of 14,265. In 2021, 36 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from SCAD.

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.

SCAD Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SCAD

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SCAD offers distance education options for writing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SCAD Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at SCAD 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 SCAD 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	42
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	88
	116
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	116
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
	126
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
	213

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in writing from SCAD. This makes it the #63 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from SCAD Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCAD is $23,970. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,021 for all writing students.

Writing Student Demographics at SCAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Savannah College of Art and Design.

SCAD Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from SCAD. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at SCAD are white. This is below average 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 Savannah College of Art and Design with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SCAD Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from SCAD in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from SCAD, 59% 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 35% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Savannah College of Art and Design.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Editors	2,190	$61,330
Technical Writers	1,180	$75,170
English Language and Literature Professors	1,160	$71,190
Writers and Authors	960	$63,260

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 Jeff Clemmons. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.