Writing Studies at Butler University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Butler University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 5,544 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.

Butler Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Butler Writing Studies Rankings

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In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in writing from Butler. This makes it the #72 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Butler

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

Butler Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 writing majors earned their master's degree from Butler. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Butler does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Butler, 73% 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 Butler University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Butler also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General English Literature

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 IN, the home state for Butler University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Technical Writers	710	$65,130
Writers and Authors	420	$61,920

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 Peetlesnumber1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.