Writing Studies at University of Kansas

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if University of Kansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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.

KU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

KU Writing Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Writing Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in writing from KU. About 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from KU, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% 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 Kansas with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Editors	530	$50,390
Technical Writers	530	$62,020
English Language and Literature Professors	490	$61,740
Writers and Authors	260	$62,670

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.