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Basic Certificate in Creative Writing

Basic Certificates in Creative Writing

280 Yearly Graduations
77% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 31% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.1% of creative writing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Creative Writing Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 280 people earned their basic certificate in creative writing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in creative writing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 3,478
Bachelor’s Degree 3,311
Basic Certificate 280
Associate Degree 189
Graduate Certificate 161
Undergraduate Certificate 41
Doctor’s Degree 23

Earnings of Creative Writing Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in creative writing. About 76.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 65
Women 215
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The racial-ethnic distribution of creative writing basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 21
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 47
White 186
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 12
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to creative writing that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Technical & Scientific Writing 1,531
Other Rhetoric & Composition 114
General Writing 55
Rhetoric & Composition 14

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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