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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

Of the 21 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from UNO in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from UNO, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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.