The main focus area for this major is Creative 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 Arizona. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’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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BA in Creative Writing & English
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at University of Arizona was ranked #182 on College Factual's Best Schools for writing list. It is also ranked #4 in Arizona.
Here are some of the other rankings for University of Arizona.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at University of Arizona paid an average of $1,386 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $785 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,990 | $33,273 |
Fees | $1,394 | $1,394 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,350 | $13,350 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,550 | $3,550 |
Learn more about University of Arizona tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at University of Arizona in Writing walked away with an average of $22,000 in student debt. That is 4% lower than the national average of $22,923.
The median early career salary of writing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from University of Arizona is $24,679 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $27,275.
Online degrees for the University of Arizona writing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University of Arizona Online Learning page.
About 61.0% of the students who received their BA in writing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in writing at University of Arizona in 2019-2020, 33.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 37 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Creative Writing | 59 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General English Literature | 71 |
*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.