Writing Studies at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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.

Vanderbilt Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Vanderbilt Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from Vanderbilt in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Editors	1,690	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370
Technical Writers	440	$66,080

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.