Writing Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

UNLV Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Writing Studies Master’s Program

48% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of writing master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from UNLV, 56% were white. This is below 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	20

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Professors	810	$58,280
English Language and Literature Professors	490	$58,200
Editors	460	$56,790
Writers and Authors	310	$53,730
Technical Writers	230	$66,040

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
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