Creative Writing at Spalding University

Every creative writing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the creative writing program at Spalding University stacks up to those at other schools.

Spalding is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 1,596 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.

Spalding Creative Writing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing
• Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

Online Classes Are Available at Spalding

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Spalding does offer online courses in creative writing for the following degree levels:

Spalding Creative Writing Rankings

The creative writing major at Spalding is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Creative Writing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Creative Writing Student Demographics at Spalding

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

Spalding Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of creative writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in creative writing at Spalding are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Spalding Creative Writing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. Spalding does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from Spalding, 78% 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 Spalding University with a master's in creative writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 KY, the home state for Spalding University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Professors	890	$50,500
English Language and Literature Professors	800	$66,030
Editors	770	$44,050
Writers and Authors	280	$54,320

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
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.