Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations·SOC 27-3043

Best degree programs for Writers and Authors, ranked by enrollment

Q: What degree do you need to become a Writer?

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Speech Communication and Rhetoric, which awarded 31,248 degrees in 2024-25, 39.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Q: Which college majors lead to becoming a Writer?

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 19 programs to this occupation. The largest are Communication and Media Studies, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Journalism, Communication, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 78,224 people a year.

Q: How much do writers and authors earn?

The median is $76,910 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $44,310 at the 10th percentile to $139,870 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Q: Is demand for writers and authors growing?

BLS projects a +3.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

Q: How many schools offer programs for this career?

1,471 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 19 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

Q: What other job titles do writers and authors work under?

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Author, Novelist, Copywriter, Songwriter, Freelance Writer, Freelance Copywriter among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 27-3043.

19 college programs and 1,471 schools train Writers and Authors. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $76,910 median wage, 47,940 U.S. jobs. Federal data.

19 college programs at 1,471 schools train writers and authors, graduating 78,224 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Speech Communication and Rhetoric. The job pays a median of $76,910 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Graduates / yr

78,224

from every feeder program

Median annual wage

$76,910

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+3.6%

About as fast as average

Openings / yr

13,400

new plus replacement

Schools

1,471

with a feeder program

States with jobs

BLS reports wages

About writers and authors

Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

Also calledAuthorNovelistCopywriterSongwriterFreelance WriterFreelance CopywriterAdvertising CopywriterAdvertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter)PoetWriterBloggerHumorist

Fields of study that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.

Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

CIP 09.01

Communication and Media Studies

51,408graduates / yr

718 schools · 3 specializations · 65.7% of pipeline

Grad earnings $34,858

English Language And Literature/Letters

CIP 23.13

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

13,311graduates / yr

448 schools · 5 specializations · 17.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $28,725

Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

CIP 09.04

Journalism

9,970graduates / yr

356 schools · 2 specializations · 12.7% of pipeline

Grad earnings $34,515

Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

CIP 09.99

Communication

1,250graduates / yr

65 schools · 1 specialization · 1.6% of pipeline

Grad earnings $36,931

Visual And Performing Arts

CIP 50.05

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

924graduates / yr

52 schools · 2 specializations · 1.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $20,667

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

CIP 52.05

Business/Corporate Communications

850graduates / yr

57 schools · 2 specializations · 1.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $41,000

English Language And Literature/Letters

CIP 23.14

Literature

506graduates / yr

59 schools · 3 specializations · 0.6% of pipeline

Grad earnings $23,868

Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

CIP 19.02

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services

5graduates / yr

2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $40,949

19 degree programs that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#	Program	Graduates / yr	Share of pipeline	Schools	Grad earnings (1 yr)	Median debt
1	Speech Communication and Rhetoric CIP 09.0101	31,248	39.9%	718	$34,858	$25,000
2	Communication, General CIP 09.0100	11,464	14.7%	375	$34,858	$25,000
3	Journalism CIP 09.0401	9,258	11.8%	356	$34,515	$24,250
4	Mass Communication/Media Studies CIP 09.0102	8,696	11.1%	311	$34,858	$25,000
5	Creative Writing CIP 23.1302	7,090	9.1%	448	$28,725	$25,250
6	Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing CIP 23.1303	3,683	4.7%	161	$28,725	$25,250
7	Rhetoric and Composition CIP 23.1304	1,283	1.6%	81	$28,725	$25,250
8	Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other CIP 09.9999	1,250	1.6%	65	$36,931	$24,500
9	Playwriting and Screenwriting CIP 50.0504	889	1.1%	52	$20,667	$24,994
10	Business/Corporate Communications, General CIP 52.0501	836	1.1%	57	$41,000	$26,000
11	Broadcast Journalism CIP 09.0402	712	0.9%	49	$34,515	$24,250
12	Writing, General CIP 23.1301	674	0.9%	101	$28,725	$25,250
13	Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other CIP 23.1399	581	0.7%	16	$28,725	$25,250
14	General Literature CIP 23.1401	415	0.5%	59	$23,868	$26,552
15	Children's and Adolescent Literature CIP 23.1405	74	0.1%	6	$23,868	$26,552
16	Comedy Writing and Performance CIP 50.0511	35	0.0%	2	$20,667	$24,994
17	Literature, Other CIP 23.1499	17	0.0%	6	$23,868	$26,552
18	Business/Corporate Communications, Other CIP 52.0599	14	0.0%	2	$41,000	$26,000
19	Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication CIP 19.0202	5	0.0%	2	$40,949	$23,344

Top 50 schools by graduates into this job

Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#	School	Graduates / yr	Top feeder program	Grad rate	Net price	Acceptance
1	Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs	1,845	Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	38%	—	—
2	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs	817	Creative Writing	43%	$34,565	100%
3	Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX Public · 2 feeder programs	747	Communication, General	84%	—	57%
4	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs	711	Creative Writing	65%	$28,911	99%
5	University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO Public · 2 feeder programs	665	Journalism	75%	—	78%
6	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs	651	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	0%	—	67%
7	Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public · 5 feeder programs	635	Mass Communication/Media Studies	80%	—	78%
8	University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public · 1 feeder programs	618	Communication, General	83%	—	33%
9	San Diego State University San Diego, CA Public · 7 feeder programs	559	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	76%	—	36%
10	California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA Public · 2 feeder programs	554	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	70%	—	91%
11	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 4 feeder programs	547	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	89%	—	27%
12	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 5 feeder programs	544	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	78%	—	40%
13	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public · 2 feeder programs	544	Mass Communication/Media Studies	91%	—	15%
14	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs	539	Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other	44%	$32,163	—
15	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Public · 3 feeder programs	533	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	80%	—	72%
16	Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH Public · 3 feeder programs	523	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	88%	—	61%
17	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs	502	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	92%	$26,873	10%
18	University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI Public · 5 feeder programs	477	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	90%	—	45%
19	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public · 6 feeder programs	464	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	81%	—	85%
20	University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 3 feeder programs	464	Mass Communication/Media Studies	91%	—	24%
21	University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Public · 5 feeder programs	464	Mass Communication/Media Studies	85%	—	58%
22	California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA Public · 3 feeder programs	446	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	69%	—	46%
23	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public · 7 feeder programs	422	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	68%	—	86%
24	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs	414	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	43%	$21,535	79%
25	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA Public · 3 feeder programs	407	Mass Communication/Media Studies	69%	—	73%
26	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 7 feeder programs	403	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	68%	—	90%
27	Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs	403	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	84%	—	58%
28	University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus Norman, OK Public · 5 feeder programs	402	Journalism	75%	—	77%
29	University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public · 4 feeder programs	400	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	85%	—	39%
30	Baylor University Waco, TX Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs	399	Communication, General	80%	$35,682	51%
31	University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD Public · 3 feeder programs	398	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	89%	—	45%
32	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX Public · 6 feeder programs	386	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	69%	—	73%
33	Emerson College Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs	371	Creative Writing	77%	$40,982	51%
34	The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public · 4 feeder programs	370	Journalism	74%	—	42%
35	University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public · 8 feeder programs	366	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	75%	—	85%
36	California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA Public · 2 feeder programs	365	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	56%	—	94%
37	University of Georgia Athens, GA Public · 4 feeder programs	363	Journalism	90%	—	38%
38	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs	357	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	94%	$11,888	6%
39	Ohio University - Main Campus Athens, OH Public · 7 feeder programs	354	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	65%	—	85%
40	California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA Public · 3 feeder programs	345	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	57%	—	93%
41	Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA Public · 4 feeder programs	344	Journalism	86%	—	61%
42	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public · 5 feeder programs	342	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	74%	—	78%
43	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Public · 5 feeder programs	341	Journalism	69%	—	93%
44	Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 3 feeder programs	340	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	74%	—	55%
45	New York University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs	338	Playwriting and Screenwriting	88%	$29,023	9%
46	Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Public · 6 feeder programs	336	Communication, General	83%	—	50%
47	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Public · 5 feeder programs	336	Communication, General	65%	—	86%
48	Chapman University Orange, CA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs	335	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	82%	$42,965	65%
49	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY Public · 3 feeder programs	329	Business/Corporate Communications, General	72%	—	48%
50	East Carolina University Greenville, NC Public · 3 feeder programs	318	Speech Communication and Rhetoric	63%	—	89%

What writers and authors earn

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual wage

$76,910

Mean annual

$86,090

Median hourly

$36.98/hr

People employed

47,940

What the range looks like

10th pct$44,310Median$76,91090th pct$139,870

Top-paying states

Top-paying metro areas

Waterbury-Shelton, CT

$127,350median

50 jobs

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

$118,810median

400 jobs

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

$108,460median

2,060 jobs

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

$107,700median

50 jobs

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

$103,060median

150 jobs

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

$82,920median

70 jobs

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

$82,590median

350 jobs

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

$87,020median

240 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34

+3.6%

About as fast as average

Openings per year

13,400

new jobs plus replacements

Employment change

4,900

135,400 → 140,300

Typical entry education

Bachelor's degree

Plus long-term on-the-job training

Where the jobs are, state by state

Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.

This occupation state by state: pay, jobs, and schools
State	Median pay	Jobs	Concentration	Schools	Graduates / yr
California	$86,480	8,390	1.49×	177	12,817
New York	—	7,480	2.51×	108	5,252
Texas	$69,990	2,320	0.54×	80	5,244
Georgia	$74,710	820	0.55×	44	3,742
Florida	$68,080	3,010	0.98×	38	3,527
Pennsylvania	$77,410	1,080	0.58×	102	3,133
Virginia	$85,000	1,530	1.21×	36	2,945
North Carolina	$63,660	1,810	1.19×	41	2,871
Ohio	$65,930	830	0.49×	57	2,607
Arizona	$55,990	600	0.60×	22	2,536
Massachusetts	$85,260	1,350	1.20×	48	2,226
Illinois	$68,220	2,640	1.40×	48	1,997
Indiana	$75,820	450	0.46×	37	1,653
Missouri	$58,140	600	0.67×	39	1,569
Maryland	$104,330	540	0.63×	22	1,535
Colorado	$76,830	1,300	1.46×	25	1,477
Wisconsin	$64,370	710	0.78×	29	1,453
Washington	$85,700	770	0.71×	18	1,402
Utah	$64,530	410	0.76×	11	1,366
New Jersey	$81,590	1,180	0.90×	27	1,360
Tennessee	$58,870	1,260	1.25×	27	1,231
New Hampshire	$71,830	180	0.85×	13	1,120
Minnesota	$72,810	720	0.79×	36	1,003
Louisiana	$89,520	480	0.81×	18	980
Connecticut	$98,460	480	0.92×	14	962
South Carolina	$51,920	520	0.74×	25	918
Kentucky	$48,780	350	0.56×	22	897
Alabama	$66,950	180	0.28×	21	781
Arkansas	$47,970	270	0.68×	16	714
Oklahoma	$58,770	220	0.42×	24	699
Iowa	$61,010	290	0.60×	26	684
Kansas	$65,840	240	0.53×	21	640
Oregon	$80,540	950	1.56×	15	616
District of Columbia	$129,300	1,050	4.85×	7	518
Idaho	$56,360	90	0.34×	10	517
Nevada	$63,910	190	0.39×	5	427
West Virginia	$64,410	110	0.52×	11	390
Rhode Island	$70,190	110	0.74×	10	376
Mississippi	$54,180	130	0.37×	18	372
New Mexico	—	90	0.34×	8	319
Nebraska	$65,470	240	0.75×	15	302
Hawaiimoderate	—	60	0.30×	4	217
North Dakota	$50,860	80	0.63×	8	191
Vermont	$94,430	110	1.23×	7	171
Maine	—	200	0.99×	8	168
South Dakota	$56,700	60	0.44×	7	106
Montanamoderate	—	90	0.56×	4	105
Wyoming	$49,650	—	—	5	59

Skills and tools

From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.

What they do day to day

Develop advertising campaigns for a wide range of clients, working with an advertising agency's creative director and art director to determine the best way to present advertising information.
Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
Present drafts and ideas to clients.
Discuss with the client the product, advertising themes and methods, and any changes that should be made in advertising copy.
Review advertising trends, consumer surveys, and other data regarding marketing of goods and services to determine the best way to promote products.
Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material.
Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.

Skills

Writing4.8
Reading Comprehension4.2
Speaking3.9
Active Listening3.8
Critical Thinking3.7
Active Learning3.6
Monitoring2.9
Learning Strategies2.8

Knowledge areas

English Language4.8
Communications and Media4.1
Sales and Marketing3.8
Computers and Electronics3.5
Customer and Personal Service3.2
Administrative3.0

Abilities

Written Expression4.7
Written Comprehension4.1
Fluency of Ideas4.1
Originality4.0
Oral Comprehension3.9
Oral Expression3.9

Core activities

Getting Information4.5
Thinking Creatively4.3
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.8
Selling or Influencing Others3.7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.6

Tools and technology

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How to get in

How to become a Writer

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 19 majors mapped to Writers and Authors19 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+

09.0100Communication, General
09.0101Speech Communication and Rhetoric
09.0102Mass Communication/Media Studies
09.0401Journalism
09.0402Broadcast Journalism
09.9999Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
19.0202Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication
23.1301Writing, General
23.1302Creative Writing
23.1303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
23.1304Rhetoric and Composition
23.1399Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other
23.1401General Literature
23.1405Children's and Adolescent Literature
23.1499Literature, Other
50.0504Playwriting and Screenwriting
50.0511Comedy Writing and Performance
52.0501Business/Corporate Communications, General
52.0599Business/Corporate Communications, Other

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Common questions

What degree do you need to become a Writer?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Speech Communication and Rhetoric, which awarded 31,248 degrees in 2024-25, 39.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Writer?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 19 programs to this occupation. The largest are Communication and Media Studies, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Journalism, Communication, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 78,224 people a year.

How much do writers and authors earn?+

The median is $76,910 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $44,310 at the 10th percentile to $139,870 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for writers and authors growing?+

BLS projects a +3.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career?+

1,471 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 19 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do writers and authors work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Author, Novelist, Copywriter, Songwriter, Freelance Writer, Freelance Copywriter among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 27-3043.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025
Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
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BLS Employment Projections
2024–34
Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
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IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)
Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
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College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohorts
Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Official source →
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest available
Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
Official source →
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018
Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
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Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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Best degree programs for Writers and Authors, ranked by enrollment

About writers and authors

Fields of study that lead to this job

19 degree programs that lead to this job

Top 50 schools by graduates into this job

What writers and authors earn

Top-paying states

Top-paying metro areas

Job outlook

Where the jobs are, state by state

Skills and tools

What they do day to day

Skills

Knowledge areas

Abilities

Core activities

Tools and technology

How to get in

How to become a Writer

Every major mapped to this job

Related careers

Common questions

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

BLS Employment Projections

IPEDS Completions

College Scorecard, Field of Study

Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

O*NET Database 30.3

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