Writing Studies at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 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.

DePaul Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

DePaul Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at DePaul is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. 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.

Writing Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at DePaul 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DePaul Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of writing master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from DePaul, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at DePaul University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	13
Creative Writing	11

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Editors	3,830	$62,590
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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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