by our College Data Analytics TeamWriting Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in writing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NMSU Main Campus was $963 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $277 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,981 | $17,330 |
| Fees | $945 | $945 |
The median early career salary of writing students who receive their master’s degree from NMSU Main Campus is $34,082 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $34,720.
NMSU Main Campus does not offer an online option for its writing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NMSU Main Campus Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.8% of the writing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 62.5% of the writing master’s degrees at NMSU Main Campus in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 6 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 9 |
*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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