Creative Writing at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a creative 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 creative 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 Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin Creative Writing Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Creative Writing Master’s Program

47% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the creative writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 creative 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

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 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
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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