Writing Studies at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 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.

SDSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

SDSU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of writing master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at San Diego State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	15
General Writing	9
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	1

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.