Writing Studies at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465.

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.

Eastern Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

Eastern Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Writing Studies Master’s Program

63% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of writing master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Eastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Eastern, 88% 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	8

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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Professors	890	$50,500
English Language and Literature Professors	800	$66,030
Editors	770	$44,050
Writers and Authors	280	$54,320
Technical Writers	270	$71,610

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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