Creative Writing at Vanderbilt University
Every creative writing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the creative writing program at Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year.
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.
Vanderbilt Creative Writing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Creative Writing
Vanderbilt Creative Writing Rankings
Creative Writing Student Demographics at Vanderbilt
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at Vanderbilt University.
Vanderbilt Creative Writing Master’s Program
In the creative writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 30% 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 creative writing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
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 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 |
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.