by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Writing Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in writing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UA Little Rock paid an average of $725 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $320 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 | $5,760 | $13,050 |
| Fees | $1,834 | $1,834 |
The median early career salary of writing students who receive their master’s degree from UA Little Rock is $43,798 per year. That is 26% higher than the national average of $34,720.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UA Little Rock offers online option in its writing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UA Little Rock Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.4% of the writing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Around 29.4% of writing master’s degree recipients at UA Little Rock in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing | 17 |
*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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