Writing Studies at Florida International University

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 Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

FIU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

FIU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from FIU in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from FIU, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Technical Writers	2,740	$62,710
English Language and Literature Professors	2,590	$66,720
Writers and Authors	1,830	$53,140

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.