Writing Studies at Maharishi International 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 Maharishi International University stacks up to those at other schools.

MIU is located in Fairfield, Iowa and has a total student population of 2,015.

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.

MIU Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

MIU Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at MIU 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 MIU

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

MIU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at MIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

MIU Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of writing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from MIU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Maharishi International University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	10

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Maharishi International University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Editors	940	$51,480
English Language and Literature Professors	910	$84,130
Writers and Authors	470	$50,680
Technical Writers	390	$57,060

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
• Image Credit: By Wiki User: Keithbob under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.