Writing Studies at California Institute of the Arts

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

CalArts is located in Valencia, California and has a total student population of 1,166.

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.

CalArts Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

CalArts Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at CalArts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at California Institute of the Arts.

CalArts Writing Studies Master’s Program

45% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of writing master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. CalArts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from CalArts, 70% 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 California Institute of the Arts with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Institute of the Arts. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	13

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of the Arts.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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
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