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Northern Arizona University MA in Writing Studies

39 Master's Degrees Awarded
$50,105 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

Writing Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Northern Arizona University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in writing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Writing from NAU Cost?

$11,166 Average Tuition and Fees

NAU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NAU was $1,428 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $520 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $10,309 $18,630
Fees $857 $859

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Writing From NAU?

$50,105 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of writing students who receive their master’s degree from NAU is $50,105 per year. That is 44% higher than the national average of $34,720.

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Does NAU Offer an Online MA in Writing?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. NAU 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 NAU Online Learning page.

NAU Master’s Student Diversity for Writing

39 Master's Degrees Awarded
69.2% Women
23.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 39 students received their master’s degree in writing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 69.2% of the writing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 67.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 23.1% of writing master’s degree recipients at NAU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

MA in Writing Focus Areas at NAU

Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Creative Writing 14
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing 9
Rhetoric & Composition 16

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.

Related Major Annual Graduates
English Literature (Other) 17

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References

*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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