Writing Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University - Bloomington. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

IU Bloomington Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

IU Bloomington Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 9 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from IU Bloomington, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from IU Bloomington, 56% 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 44% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Technical Writers	710	$65,130
Writers and Authors	420	$61,920

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.