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Writing Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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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

45% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from UNLV in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

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In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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