Writing Studies at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 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.

UC Irvine Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

UC Irvine Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of writing master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UC Irvine 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 UC Irvine, 82% 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 California - Irvine with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.