Writing Studies at Sewanee - The University of the South

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Sewanee - The University of the South has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and has a total student population of 1,800.

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.

Sewanee Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Sewanee Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Sewanee

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Sewanee - The University of the South.

Sewanee Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of writing master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Sewanee does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Sewanee, 88% 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 Sewanee - The University of the South with a master's in writing.

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

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 Sewanee - The University of the South. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	5

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 TN, the home state for Sewanee - The University of the South.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Editors	1,690	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370
Technical Writers	440	$66,080

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 Uncited photographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.