Writing Studies at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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 Missouri - Kansas City stacks up to those at other schools.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMKC Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

UMKC Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of writing master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. UMKC 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 UMKC, 92% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at University of Missouri - Kansas City. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Missouri - Kansas City. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	6

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Technical Writers	980	$58,840
English Language and Literature Professors	970	$80,380
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420

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 Voidxor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.