Writing Studies at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and approximately 14,348 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.

UNH Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

UNH Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of writing master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. UNH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from UNH, 88% 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	15

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Editors	400	$57,750
Writers and Authors	340	$56,850
English Language and Literature Professors	310	$85,140
Technical Writers	180	$76,020
Professors	170	$63,850

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 Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.