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Creative Writing at University of Memphis

Creative Writing at University of Memphis

If you plan to study creative writing, 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 has a total student population of 22,205.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

UofM Creative Writing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

UofM Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Creative Writing Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. UofM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from UofM, 80% 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 Memphis with a master's in creative writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in creative 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

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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