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Writing Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso

96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879.

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.

UTEP Writing Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
Master’s Degree in Writing

UTEP Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at UTEP 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UTEP since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTEP Writing Studies Master’s Program

69% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of writing master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 El Paso with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	31
Rhetoric & Composition	9

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 El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

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