Writing Studies at California Institute of the Arts

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at California Institute of the Arts stacks up to those at other schools.

CalArts is located in Valencia, California and has a total student population of 1,166. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in writing.

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.

CalArts Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

CalArts Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at CalArts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at California Institute of the Arts.

CalArts Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 13 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CalArts, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from CalArts, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of the Arts.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.