Writing Studies at University of Houston

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

UH Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

UH Writing Studies Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 writing majors earned their master's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UH 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 UH, 83% 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 Houston with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Editors	5,490	$72,300
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Writers and Authors	2,110	$56,680

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.