Writing Studies at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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.

Iowa Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

Iowa Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Writing Studies Master’s Program

50% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of writing master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	54
General Writing	53

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Editors	940	$51,480
English Language and Literature Professors	910	$84,130
Writers and Authors	470	$50,680
Technical Writers	390	$57,060

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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