Writing Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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.

CU - Boulder Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

CU - Boulder Writing Studies Rankings

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Writing Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from CU - Boulder in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from CU - Boulder, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Editors	2,010	$59,120
English Language and Literature Professors	1,410	$60,440
Technical Writers	1,240	$80,250
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Professors	410	$63,920

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.