Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2023

2,863

declining 8.5%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,914

growing 2.57%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$34,500

growing 2.69%

Average Wage

$91,095

growing 3.22%

People in Workforce

1.58M

growing 2.77%

Average Employee Age

44.1

growing 0.415%

About

In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing degree recipients are Fair Oaks, GA, Griffin, GA, and Phoenix, AZ. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing degree recipients are Fair Oaks, GA, Griffin, GA, and Maryville, TN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

English Rhetoric & Composition

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing and the types of students that study this field. Chattahoochee Technical College awards the most degrees in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing, followed by Southern Crescent Technical College.

Tuition costs for Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing majors are, on average, $7,914 for in-state public colleges, and $34,500 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (129 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (1,336 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing (2023)

Chattahoochee Technical College
714 degrees awarded
Southern Crescent Technical College
434 degrees awarded
Grand Canyon University
72 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing, is Public, 2-year (1,336 completions in 2023).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,914

Median In-State Public

$34,500

Median Out of State Private

Chattahoochee Technical College has the most Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing degree recipients, with 714 degrees awarded in 2023.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Chattahoochee Technical College
15.2%
Southern Crescent Technical College
10.9%
Maryville College
2.66%

Out of all institutions that offer Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Chattahoochee Technical College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing, with 15.2%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing

Cobb County, GA
751 degrees awarded
Spalding County, GA
434 degrees awarded
Maricopa County, AZ
143 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing by year.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ English graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for English majors is $91,095 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

The industry that employs the most English majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

$91,095

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,957

3.22%

1 Year Growth

± 2.98%

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for English majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of English majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that English majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

The most common occupations for English majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of English majors working as Editors, Technical writers, and Writers & authors.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

The highest paid occupations by median income for English majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

1.58M

2023 Workforce

± 30,703

2.77%

1 Year Growth

± 2.69%

The number of English graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.77%, from 1.54M in 2022 to 1.58M in 2023.

The largest single share of English graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (6.29%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in English by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

The most common industries that employ English majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, uninformed, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

The highest paying industries of English majors, by average wage, are Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing, Tobacco manufacturing, and Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

1.58M

2023 Workforce

± 30,703

2.77%

1 Year Growth

± 2.69%

The number of English graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.77%, from 1.54M in 2022 to 1.58M in 2023.

The industry which employs the most English graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by uninformed. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in English.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of English majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of English majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in English in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in English is 44.1.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Female employees are more likely to hold English degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in English (1,628 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

44.1

Average Age in 2023

± 0.256 Years

0.415%

1 Year Change

± 0.826%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in English. The most common ages of employees with this major are 38 and 34 years old, which represent 2.81% and 2.75% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Bachelors Degree, and Masters Degree.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

The most common degree types held by the working population in English are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (74.7%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
1,628 degrees awarded
Black or African American
644 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
270 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

N/A
N/A degrees awarded
N/A
N/A degrees awarded
N/A
N/A degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing.

N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing is from the 2 Digit Course English.

Most Common Countries of Origin

China
20,410 degree recipients
India
17,738 degree recipients
Korea
11,699 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Japan
6.02 times more than expected
Morocco
4.24 times more than expected
Algeria
4.04 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Japan that hold English degrees (6.02 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is China (20,410 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing majors need many skills, but most especially Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing majors need more than the average amount of Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Active Learning.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Writing is very distinctive for majors, but the Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.