Creative Writing at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Creative Writing Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Creative Writing Rankings

The creative writing major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Creative Writing. 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.

Creative Writing Student Demographics at Oregon State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at Oregon State University.

Oregon State Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of creative writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its creative writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Oregon State Creative Writing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from Oregon State, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in creative 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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Editors	1,080	$55,610
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450
Writers and Authors	700	$69,050

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 Gregkeene under License

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