Writing Studies at University of Arkansas

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 University of Arkansas stacks up to those at other schools.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 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.

UARK Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

UARK Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of writing master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from UARK, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at University of Arkansas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	10
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	7

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Professors	920	$57,420
English Language and Literature Professors	610	$56,320
Editors	330	$47,480
Technical Writers	190	$61,030
Writers and Authors	120	$48,670

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.