Writing Studies at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a total student population of 21,014.

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.

Ole Miss Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Ole Miss Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Ole Miss 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.

Writing Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mississippi with a bachelor's in writing.

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

Ole Miss 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 29% men graduate in writing each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	5

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.