Creative Writing at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.
UNCW Creative Writing Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Creative Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing
- Master’s Degree in Creative Writing
UNCW Creative Writing Rankings
The creative writing major at UNCW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Creative Writing. 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.
Creative Writing Student Demographics at UNCW
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
UNCW Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program
About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in creative writing at UNCW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in creative writing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 30 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
UNCW Creative Writing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from UNCW, 82% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in creative writing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Related Majors
Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into
A degree in creative 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
---|---|---|
Professors | 5,220 | $70,590 |
English Language and Literature Professors | 2,720 | $64,080 |
Editors | 2,090 | $67,450 |
Writers and Authors | 950 | $67,250 |
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.