Writing Studies at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

UofM Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

UofM Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 writing majors earned their master's degree from UofM. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UofM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from UofM, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Editors	1,690	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370
Technical Writers	440	$66,080

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.