by our College Data Analytics TeamCreative Writing is a concentration offered under the writing studies major at North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in creative writing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NC State was $1,468 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $505 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,095 | $26,421 |
| Fees | $2,578 | $2,578 |
NC State does not offer an online option for its creative writing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.5% of the creative writing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in creative writing at NC State in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to creative writing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing | 16 |
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*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.