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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from U of U.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

U of U Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at U of U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Writing Studies Schools	59
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in writing from U of U. This is the #254 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of U of U Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of U is $37,281. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 38% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 writing majors earned their bachelor's degree from U of U. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 72% 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U of U also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.