Writing Studies at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601.

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.

University of Arizona Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at University of Arizona 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 University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Arizona since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 University of Arizona with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Arizona Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of writing master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at University of Arizona. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arizona. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	84
Rhetoric & Composition	10

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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Professors	1,820	$68,880
Editors	1,020	$57,180
English Language and Literature Professors	900	$76,610
Technical Writers	650	$69,580
Writers and Authors	360	$55,410

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.