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Creative Writing at Liberty University

If you are interested in studying Creative Writing, consider the program at Liberty University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, VA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 289 creative writing degrees were granted at Liberty University.

Online & Distance Learning at Liberty University

Online coursework is an option at Liberty University. Among 104,327 students, 88,309 (85%) studied exclusively online and 7,616 (7%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Creative Writing graduates at Liberty University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Creative Writing graduates at Liberty University are 83% women (241) and 17% men (48).

Creative Writing Associate’s Program at Liberty University

Of the 36 associate’s creative writing graduates at Liberty University, 86% were women (31) and 14% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing associate’s degree recipients at Liberty University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	15

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 8% of Creative Writing associate’s degree recipients at Liberty University, lower than the national average of 38%.*

Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program at Liberty University

Of the 202 bachelor’s creative writing degrees awarded at Liberty University, 84% were women (170) and 16% were men (32).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Liberty University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	133
Hispanic / Latino	9
Black / African American	10
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	3
Two or More Races	7
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	38

Minority students account for 15% of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Liberty University, below the national average of 30%.*

Creative Writing Master’s Program at Liberty University

Among the 51 master’s creative writing degrees awarded at Liberty University, 78% were women (40) and 22% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at Liberty University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	33
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	6
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	8

Minority students account for 20% of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at Liberty University, below the national average of 26%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Graduates of the Creative Writing program at Liberty University work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Creative Writing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Editors	$100,346
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,437
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.