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Writing Studies at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received their master's degree in writing.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing
  • Doctorate Degree in Writing

Carnegie Mellon Writing Studies Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Writing Studies Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Carnegie Mellon, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 75% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a master's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Carnegie Mellon University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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