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Creative Writing at College of Charleston

Creative Writing at College of Charleston

Every creative writing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the creative writing program at College of Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,384.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

C of C Creative Writing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

C of C Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at C of C

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at College of Charleston.

C of C Creative Writing Master’s Program

70% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. C of C does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from C of C, 80% 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 College of Charleston with a master's in creative writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in creative 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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Editors 820 $46,630
English Language and Literature Professors 710 $70,130

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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