Creative Writing at Texas State 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 Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812.
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.
Texas State Creative Writing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Creative Writing
Texas State Creative Writing Rankings
Creative Writing Student Demographics at Texas State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at Texas State University.
Texas State Creative Writing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from Texas State, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a master's in creative writing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
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 TX, the home state for Texas 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
- Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.