Writing Studies at University of Nevada - Reno

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Reno is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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.

UNR Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

UNR Writing Studies Rankings

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Writing Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 writing majors earned their master's degree from UNR. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UNR 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 UNR, 83% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in writing.

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

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

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
• Image Credit: By delamare under License

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