Writing Studies at University of Central Florida

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what University of Central Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

UCF Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing
• Doctorate Degree in Writing

UCF Writing Studies Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 12 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCF, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UCF 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 UCF, 92% 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 Central Florida with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Technical Writers	2,740	$62,710
English Language and Literature Professors	2,590	$66,720
Writers and Authors	1,830	$53,140

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.