Creative Writing at Boise State University

Every creative writing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the creative writing program at Boise State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and approximately 24,069 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

Boise State Creative Writing Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Creative Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing
• Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

Boise State Creative Writing Rankings

The creative writing major at Boise State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Creative Writing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Creative Writing Student Demographics at Boise State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at Boise State University.

Boise State Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of creative writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical creative writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in creative writing at Boise State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boise State University with a bachelor's in creative writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Boise State Creative Writing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. Boise State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from Boise State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boise State University with a master's in creative writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing

Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in creative writing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Editors	420	$48,160
English Language and Literature Professors	250	$76,770
Professors	220	$68,140
Writers and Authors	180	$52,570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.