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Writing Studies at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

KU Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

KU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Writing Studies Master’s Program

88% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 writing majors earned their master's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from KU, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Editors 530 $50,390
Technical Writers 530 $62,020
English Language and Literature Professors 490 $61,740
Writers and Authors 260 $62,670

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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