Writing Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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.

UNM Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

UNM Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at UNM 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNM Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of writing master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	125
Creative Writing	10

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Technical Writers	410	$76,640
Editors	310	$44,370
English Language and Literature Professors	90	$56,750
Writers and Authors	70	$49,460

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.