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Creative Writing at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Creative Writing at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison Creative Writing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

UW - Madison Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Creative Writing Master’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from UW - Madison, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the creative writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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

Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in creative 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Professors 2,770 $76,130
Editors 1,580 $48,630
English Language and Literature Professors 820 $76,340
Writers and Authors 560 $59,360

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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