Writing Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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. Of the 9,305 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 41 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.

UIUC Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

UIUC Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	107

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in writing from UIUC. This makes it the #150 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UIUC Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $19,088. 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 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from UIUC. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at UIUC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIUC Writing Studies Master’s Program

The writing program at UIUC awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% 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

UIUC 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 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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

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