Writing Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 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.

Pitt Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

Pitt Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Pitt 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 Pitt

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

Pitt Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Pitt are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	127
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Pitt Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of writing master'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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in writing.

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

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	165
Creative Writing	88
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	24

Related Majors

• General English Literature
• 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.