Writing Studies at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 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.

NC State Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

NC State Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at NC State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at North Carolina State University.

NC State Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of writing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from NC State, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 North Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	16
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	11

Related Majors

• General English 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Professors	5,220	$70,590
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Technical Writers	1,390	$76,070
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.