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Undergraduate Writing Studies at University of Southern California

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at USC. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #2 out of 8 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

USC Undergraduate Writing Studies Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, USC highly for writing studies, coming in at #26 out of 236 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Schools	26 of 236
Best Writing Studies Schools in California	4 of 19

Undergraduate Writing Studies Degrees at USC

The following degree levels are granted in writing studies at USC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	40
Master’s	9

USC Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of Southern California awarded 40 bachelor’s degrees in writing studies.

Bachelor’s Rankings

USC is in the top 15% of the country for writing studies at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 8 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15

Salary of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Writing Studies majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from USC report a median salary of $52,072 a year. This is below $101,273, the median for all majors at USC.

Student Debt of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at USC, writing studies graduates take on a median debt of $19,500 in student loans. This is higher than $15,729, the typical median for all majors at USC.

USC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$60,446	$69,904
Fees	$1,743	$1,743

Read more about USC tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 42% of writing studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

The majority of writing studies bachelor’s degree graduates at USC are White. Approximately 38% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a bachelor’s in writing studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	15
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	3

Creative Writing (Bachelor’s)

USC granted 40 bachelor’s degrees in creative writing in the most recent reporting year — 58% to women and 42% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (38%).

• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #8

Graduate Study in Writing Studies at USC

This program is also offered at the graduate level at USC. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Writing Studies	9

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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