Writing Studies at University of San Francisco

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if University of San Francisco is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 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.

USFCA Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

USFCA Writing Studies Rankings

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Writing Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in writing from USFCA. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. USFCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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 Eric Chan under License

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