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Creative Writing at George Mason University

Creative Writing at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Creative Writing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing
  • Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

GMU Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Creative Writing Master’s Program

74% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from GMU, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the creative writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 1
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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Editors 3,450 $72,660
English Language and Literature Professors 2,320 $61,690
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600

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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