Writing Studies at Sam Houston State University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Sam Houston State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

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.

SHSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

SHSU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Writing Studies Master’s Program

58% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of writing master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sam Houston State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	4

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Editors	5,490	$72,300
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Writers and Authors	2,110	$56,680

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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