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Writing Studies at University of Oregon

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Writing Studies at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 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.

UO Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

UO Writing Studies Rankings

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Writing Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Writing Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from UO in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Editors 1,080 $55,610
English Language and Literature Professors 820 $76,450
Writers and Authors 700 $69,050
Technical Writers 680 $68,320

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.

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