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Creative Writing at University of California-Riverside

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

University of California-Riverside is located in Riverside, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 102 creative writing graduations were recorded at University of California-Riverside.

Online Class Availability at University of California-Riverside

Many students take online classes at University of California-Riverside. Among 26,384 students, 263 (1%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,377 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Creative Writing graduates at University of California-Riverside, by degree type.

Program-wide, Creative Writing graduates at University of California-Riverside are 67% women (68) and 33% men (34).

Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program at University of California-Riverside

Of the 61 bachelor’s creative writing graduates at University of California-Riverside, 66% were women (40) and 34% were men (21).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at University of California-Riverside.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	19
Hispanic / Latino	21
Black / African American	1
Asian	12
Two or More Races	8

Minority students account for 69% of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at University of California-Riverside, higher than the national average of 30%.*

Creative Writing Master’s Program at University of California-Riverside

Among the 41 master’s creative writing graduates at University of California-Riverside, 68% were women (28) and 32% were men (13).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	26
Hispanic / Latino	7
Asian	2
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 27% of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at University of California-Riverside, above 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

Graduates of the Creative Writing program at University of California-Riverside go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Creative Writing graduates, 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.