Writing Studies at University of New Orleans

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at University of New Orleans stacks up to those at other schools.

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 8,375 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.

UNO Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

UNO Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of writing master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. UNO 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 UNO, 68% 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 New Orleans with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 New Orleans. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	21

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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Editors	450	$42,340
Writers and Authors	260	$44,710
Technical Writers	170	$68,120

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.