Writing Studies at University of Central Arkansas

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what University of Central Arkansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,933 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Arkansas in 2021, 25 of them were writing studies majors.

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.

UCA Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

UCA Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at UCA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at UCA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	104
	137
	148

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in writing from UCA. This makes it the #235 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCA Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCA is $20,766. This is less than $27,021, which is the national average of all writing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Writing Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

The writing program at UCA awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at UCA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCA Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 writing majors earned their master's degree from UCA. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

UCA also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Professors	920	$57,420
English Language and Literature Professors	610	$56,320
Editors	330	$47,480
Technical Writers	190	$61,030
Writers and Authors	120	$48,670

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.