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Writing Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

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Writing Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

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 Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. 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.

UMCP Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

UMCP Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Writing Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMCP, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from UMCP, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Editors 2,280 $59,560
Technical Writers 2,000 $80,130
English Language and Literature Professors 1,180 $73,490
Writers and Authors 920 $75,430

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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