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Creative Writing at Rio Salado College

If you plan to study Creative Writing, you may want to check out the program at Rio Salado College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 4 creative writing degrees were granted at Rio Salado College.

Studying Online at Rio Salado College

Distance learning is available at Rio Salado College. Of 18,841 students, 8,147 (43%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 552 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Creative Writing graduates at Rio Salado College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Creative Writing graduates at Rio Salado College are 50% women (2) and 50% men (2).

Creative Writing Associate’s Program at Rio Salado College

Of the 2 associate’s creative writing graduates at Rio Salado College, 50% were women (1) and 50% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing associate’s degree recipients at Rio Salado College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of Creative Writing associate’s degree recipients at Rio Salado College, above the national average of 38%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Those who complete Creative Writing program at Rio Salado College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Creative Writing graduates, 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.