Creative Writing at Sam Houston State University

If you are interested in studying creative writing, 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 approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year.

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.

SHSU Creative Writing Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

SHSU Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Creative Writing Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from SHSU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 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
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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