Writing Studies at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566.

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.

NAU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Online Classes Are Available at NAU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NAU offers distance education options for writing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NAU Writing Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Writing Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of writing master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. NAU 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 NAU, 78% 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 Northern Arizona University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Professors	1,820	$68,880
Editors	1,020	$57,180
English Language and Literature Professors	900	$76,610
Technical Writers	650	$69,580
Writers and Authors	360	$55,410

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.