Creative Writing at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

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.

UM Creative Writing Degrees Available

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

UM Creative Writing Rankings

The creative writing major at UM 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 UM

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

UM Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of creative writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in creative writing at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in creative writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UM Creative Writing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from UM, 100% 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 The University of Montana with a master's in creative writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Editors	220	$41,030
English Language and Literature Professors	170	$54,680
Writers and Authors	110	$47,440
Professors	90	$53,730

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.