Writing Studies at University of Oregon

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 Oregon stacks up to those at other schools.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

UO Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

UO Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Writing Studies Master’s Program

The writing program at UO awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Editors	1,080	$55,610
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450
Writers and Authors	700	$69,050
Technical Writers	680	$68,320

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.