Writing Studies at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from UNK.

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.

UNK Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UNK does offer online education options in writing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UNK Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at UNK 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
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	14
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
	94
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	232

Writing Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 writing majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNK. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Professors	2,270	$52,410
Editors	460	$47,910
English Language and Literature Professors	320	$71,610
Technical Writers	300	$60,580
Writers and Authors	220	$45,280

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.