Writing Studies at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 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.

FIU Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

FIU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Writing Studies Master’s Program

56% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of writing master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Florida International University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	11

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Technical Writers	2,740	$62,710
English Language and Literature Professors	2,590	$66,720
Writers and Authors	1,830	$53,140

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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