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Creative Writing at University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a school for Creative Writing, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 40 creative writing degrees were awarded at University of Southern California.

Online Class Availability at University of Southern California

Distance learning is available at University of Southern California. Among 46,566 students, 6,077 (13%) studied exclusively online and 9,437 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Creative Writing graduates at University of Southern California, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Creative Writing graduates at University of Southern California are 58% women (23) and 42% men (17).

Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program at University of Southern California

Of the 40 bachelor’s creative writing graduates at University of Southern California, 58% were women (23) and 42% were men (17).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Southern California.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	1
Asian	8
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Southern California, higher than the national average of 30%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Those who complete Creative Writing program at University of Southern California work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Creative Writing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Editors	$100,346
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,437
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.