Writing Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

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.

SIUC Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

SIUC Writing Studies 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.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in writing from SIUC. This makes it the #116 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from SIUC Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $35,472. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 31% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of writing master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from SIUC, 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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

SIUC 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Editors	3,830	$62,590
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.