Writing Studies at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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.

U of U Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

U of U Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at U of U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. 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.

Writing Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

U of U Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of writing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from U of U, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Utah. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	25

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Editors	960	$60,990
English Language and Literature Professors	830	$75,410
Technical Writers	750	$66,940
Writers and Authors	660	$54,660

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.