Writing Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

UIUC Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at UIUC 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.

Writing Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at UIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIUC Writing Studies Master’s Program

63% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of writing master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from UIUC, 88% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	41
Creative Writing	8

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Editors	3,830	$62,590
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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
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