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CIP PROGRAM: 23.1303
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing.

Summary: A program that focuses on professional, technical, business, and scientific writing; and that prepares individuals for academic positions or for professional careers as writers, editors, researchers, and related careers in business, government, non-profits, and the professions. Includes instruction in theories of rhetoric, writing, and digital literacy; document design, production, and management; visual rhetoric and multimedia composition; documentation development; usability testing; web writing; and publishing in print and electronic media.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 39 799 364
2021 21 816 369
2022 19 818 338
2023 15 762 418
2024 19 677 377
Change -61.54% -4.63% +14.84%

Related CIPs

23 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
23.13 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
23.1399 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other.
23.1301 Writing, General.
23.1302 Creative Writing.
23.1303 Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing.
23.1304 Rhetoric and Composition.

Institutions granting degrees in Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Albion College1 -33.33%
Arizona State University Campus Immersion9 -
Arizona State University Digital Immersion52 +21.28%
Baylor University26 +23.53%
Bradley University2 -
Bridgewater College7 -
CUNY New York City College of Technology7 -9.09%
Capital University2 -75.00%
Carnegie Mellon University9 -52.63%
Cedarville University4 +100.00%
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences1 -
East Carolina University1 -
Eastern Michigan University3 -
Eastern Washington University6 +50.00%
Elon University6 +300.00%
Excelsior University5 -25.00%
Ferris State University7 +83.33%
George Fox University1 -
Grand Canyon University72 +68.52%
Iowa State University14 +50.00%
James Madison University37 +12.20%
Juniata College5 -33.33%
King's College4 -
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania29 -43.75%
Malone University1 -
Maryville College5 -16.67%
Metropolitan State University6 +33.33%
Miami University-Oxford37 +3.51%
Michigan State University25 -40.91%
Minnesota State University-Mankato1 +300.00%
Missouri State University-Springfield13 -15.63%
Missouri University of Science and Technology11 +160.00%
New Jersey Institute of Technology8 -12.50%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology2 -28.57%
Oakland University7 -
Oregon Institute of Technology2 -
Park University3 -
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks5 +14.29%
Purdue University-Main Campus20 -
Saginaw Valley State University11 -
Salem State University2 -100.00%
Savannah College of Art and Design20 -20.83%
South Georgia State College2 -
State University of New York at Cortland6 +44.44%
Taylor University4 -52.94%
Texas Tech University11 -50.00%
Thiel College2 -
University of Arizona3 -
University of Arkansas at Little Rock15 +125.00%
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith6 -50.00%
University of Central Oklahoma3 -
University of Colorado Colorado Springs7 -
University of Houston-Downtown13 -
University of Idaho7 -50.00%
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus12 +440.00%
University of Rhode Island16 -
University of South Florida27 -
University of St Thomas6 +300.00%
University of Wisconsin-Stout10 -59.26%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater11 -
Valparaiso University1 -
Waynesburg University2 -
Weber State University6 -46.15%
Woodbury University2 -
Yeshiva University2 -60.00%
York College of Pennsylvania9 -33.33%
Youngstown State University5 -50.00%