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Creative Writing at West Virginia University

Creative Writing at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Creative Writing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

WVU Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Creative Writing Master’s Program

83% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from WVU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University 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 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
English Language and Literature Professors 580 $53,790
Editors 170 $52,910
Writers and Authors 130 $64,480
Professors 120 $67,490

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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