by our College Data Analytics TeamWriting Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at The University of Texas at El Paso. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in writing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UTEP paid an average of $828 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $316 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 | $5,682 | $14,906 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
writing who receive their master’s degree from UTEP make an average of $47,260 a year during the early days of their career. That is 36% higher than the national average of $34,720.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. UTEP does offer online classes in its writing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTEP Online Learning page.
Women made up around 46.2% of the writing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in writing at UTEP in 2019-2020, 38.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 19 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 6 |
*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.
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