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General Writing at San Diego State University

General Writing at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a general 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 general 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 General Writing section at the bottom of this page.

SDSU General Writing Degrees Available

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

SDSU General Writing Rankings

General Writing Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU General Writing Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general writing master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in general writing each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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In the general writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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 general writing.

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

Careers That General Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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