Writing Studies at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 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.

University of Southern Maine Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

University of Southern Maine Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of writing master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. University of Southern Maine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from University of Southern Maine, 97% 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 Southern Maine with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	28

Related Majors

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Professors	420	$57,880
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$68,840
Editors	360	$50,650
Technical Writers	90	$65,030
Writers and Authors	90	$61,090

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.