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. Of the 9,414 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 193 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.

UMN Twin Cities Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at UMN Twin Cities compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	18

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in writing from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #131 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UMN Twin Cities Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMN Twin Cities is $36,615. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 36% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 193 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in writing from UMN Twin Cities. About 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at UMN Twin Cities are white. This is typical 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	17
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	123
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UMN Twin Cities Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from UMN Twin Cities in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UMN Twin Cities does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 89% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMN Twin Cities 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.