Writing Studies at University of Denver

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 Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

DU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Online Classes Are Available at DU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, DU does offer online courses in writing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

DU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a master's degree in writing from DU. About 28% were men and 72% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from DU, 79% 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 Denver with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	31
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 CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Editors	2,010	$59,120
English Language and Literature Professors	1,410	$60,440
Technical Writers	1,240	$80,250
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Professors	410	$63,920

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.