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Creative Writing at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Creative Writing at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNCW Creative Writing Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Creative Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing
  • Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

UNCW Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Creative Writing Master’s Program

76% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from UNCW, 82% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington 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 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Professors 5,220 $70,590
English Language and Literature Professors 2,720 $64,080
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Writers and Authors 950 $67,250

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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