Creative Writing at Roosevelt University

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

Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,680.

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.

Roosevelt Creative Writing Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

Roosevelt Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at Roosevelt

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

Roosevelt Creative Writing Master’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. Roosevelt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from Roosevelt, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the creative writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 creative 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

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 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

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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