Writing Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

UT Austin Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at UT Austin are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Austin Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of writing master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at The University of Texas at Austin. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Writing	32
Creative Writing	20
Rhetoric & Composition	5

Related Majors

• 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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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
• Image Credit: By Reid Sullivan under License

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