Writing Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year.

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.

NMSU Main Campus Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

NMSU Main Campus Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of writing master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. NMSU Main Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from NMSU Main Campus, 57% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	6

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Technical Writers	410	$76,640
Editors	310	$44,370
English Language and Literature Professors	90	$56,750
Writers and Authors	70	$49,460

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.