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Writing Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo

Writing Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if Brigham Young University - Provo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year.

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

BYU Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

BYU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Writing Studies Master’s Program

73% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of writing master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from BYU, 87% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 12

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Editors 960 $60,990
English Language and Literature Professors 830 $75,410
Technical Writers 750 $66,940
Writers and Authors 660 $54,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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