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English & writing at Carnegie Mellon

Carnegie Mellon graduates about 17 English & writing majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 53rd of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, 1.47× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#53 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year171% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$71,0001.47× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Carnegie Mellon

Hunt Library is the largest and central library of Carnegie Mellon University in
Hunt Library at Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhoto: Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A lawn on the Carnegie Mellon University campus known at The Cut.
The Cut, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhoto: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
20070520 31 Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20070520 31 Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (22682736257)Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Pamela's Group shot
Pamelas Group shot (472332861)Photo: Kevin Galens · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hunt Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 27 · Academic 23 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. New York University 84
  2. University of Rochester 84
  3. Smith College 84
  4. Macalester College 84
  5. University of California, Santa Barbara 83
  6. Kenyon College 83
  7. Gettysburg College 83
  8. Southern Methodist University 83

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Carnegie Mellon with every school we score in English & writing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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