Writing Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at UMN Twin Cities 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

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 UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at UMN Twin Cities are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	95
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMN Twin Cities Writing Studies Master’s Program

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. UMN Twin Cities 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 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	193
Creative Writing	9

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Technical Writers	1,290	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,090	$67,300
English Language and Literature Professors	1,050	$66,150
Professors	630	$64,840

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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