Writing Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in writing.

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.

SIUC Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

SIUC Writing Studies Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from SIUC in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from SIUC, 100% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Editors	3,830	$62,590
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.