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Creative Writing at The University of Texas at Austin

If you are interested in studying Creative Writing, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at Austin. Get started with the following essential facts.

The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 90 creative writing graduations were recorded at The University of Texas at Austin.

Studying Online at The University of Texas at Austin

Distance learning is available at The University of Texas at Austin. Of 53,864 students, 257 (0%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 19,713 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Creative Writing graduates at The University of Texas at Austin, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Creative Writing graduates at The University of Texas at Austin are 79% women (71) and 21% men (19).

Creative Writing Master’s Program at The University of Texas at Austin

Of the 18 master’s creative writing graduates at The University of Texas at Austin, 78% were women (14) and 22% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	3
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin, higher than the national average of 26%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Students who finish Creative Writing program at The University of Texas at Austin pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Creative Writing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Editors	$100,346
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,437
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.