Writing Studies at Sierra Nevada College

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

SNC is located in Incline Village, Nevada and approximately 617 students attend the school each year.

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.

SNC Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

SNC Writing Studies Rankings

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Writing Student Demographics at SNC

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

SNC Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in writing from SNC. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from SNC, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)

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 NV, the home state for Sierra Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Professors	810	$58,280
English Language and Literature Professors	490	$58,200
Editors	460	$56,790
Writers and Authors	310	$53,730
Technical Writers	230	$66,040

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 Sierra Nevada College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.