Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Writing Studies at University of Denver

Writing Studies at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856.

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.

DU Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

DU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Writing Studies Master’s Program

77% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of writing master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from DU, 83% 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 Denver with a master's in writing.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 53
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Denver. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 54

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 Denver.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.