Writing Studies at University of Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and approximately 12,809 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.

Notre Dame Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

Notre Dame Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame Writing Studies Master’s Program

67% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of writing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Notre Dame does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Notre Dame, 67% 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 Notre Dame with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Notre Dame. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	7

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 IN, the home state for University of Notre Dame.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Technical Writers	710	$65,130
Writers and Authors	420	$61,920

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
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