Writing Studies at University of Houston - Downtown

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239. Of the 2,897 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston - Downtown in 2021, 15 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.

UH Downtown Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UH Downtown

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UH Downtown does offer online courses in writing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UH Downtown Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at UH Downtown 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
Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	20
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	45

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in writing from UH Downtown. This makes it the #210 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Downtown, about 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Downtown since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH Downtown Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from UH Downtown in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UH Downtown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 44% more men than average.

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 Houston - Downtown with a master's in writing.

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

UH Downtown 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Editors	5,490	$72,300
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Writers and Authors	2,110	$56,680

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.