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Creative Writing at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Creative Writing at University of Missouri - Kansas City

6 Master's Degrees
If you plan to study creative writing, take a look at what University of Missouri - Kansas City has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

UMKC Creative Writing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

UMKC Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Creative Writing Master’s Program

58% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. UMKC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from UMKC, 92% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in creative writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in creative 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Editors 1,160 $55,460
English Language and Literature Professors 970 $80,380
Writers and Authors 650 $57,420

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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