Writing Studies at National Louis University

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if National Louis University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,402.

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.

NLU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

NLU Writing Studies Rankings

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Writing Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from NLU in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. NLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from NLU, 82% 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 National Louis University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Editors	3,830	$62,590
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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 TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.