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Writing Studies at University of South Dakota

Writing Studies at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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.

USD Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Writing (Less Than 1 Year)

USD Writing Studies Rankings

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
English Language and Literature Professors 170 $59,930
Editors 150 $48,100
Technical Writers 120 $50,320
Writers and Authors 70 $49,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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