Writing Studies at Roosevelt University

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

Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 4,680 students attend the school each year.

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.

Roosevelt Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

Roosevelt Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Roosevelt

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

Roosevelt Writing Studies Master’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of writing master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Roosevelt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Roosevelt, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Roosevelt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	8

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 IL, the home state for Roosevelt 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
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