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Creative Writing at Minnesota State University-Mankato

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

Minnesota State University-Mankato sits in Mankato, MN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 23 creative writing degrees were awarded at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Online & Distance Learning at Minnesota State University-Mankato

Online coursework is an option at Minnesota State University-Mankato. Among 15,271 students, 2,748 (18%) studied exclusively online and 6,992 (46%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Creative Writing graduates at Minnesota State University-Mankato, by degree type.

Program-wide, Creative Writing graduates at Minnesota State University-Mankato are 83% women (19) and 17% men (4).

Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program at Minnesota State University-Mankato

Among the 11 bachelor’s creative writing graduates at Minnesota State University-Mankato, 91% were women (10) and 9% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Minnesota State University-Mankato, lower than the national average of 30%.*

Creative Writing Master’s Program at Minnesota State University-Mankato

Of the 12 master’s creative writing graduates at Minnesota State University-Mankato, 75% were women (9) and 25% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 8% of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at Minnesota State University-Mankato, lower than the national average of 26%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Those who complete Creative Writing program at Minnesota State University-Mankato go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid 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.