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Undergraduate Writing Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso

Below are the key facts about this program at UTEP. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #4 out of 6 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

UTEP Undergraduate Writing Studies Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, UTEP among the top schools in the country for writing studies, placing at #129 out of 236 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Schools	129 of 236
Best Writing Studies Schools in Texas	7 of 11
Best Writing Studies Schools in the Southwest Region	12 of 21

Undergraduate Writing Studies Degrees at UTEP

Here is each degree level granted in writing studies at UTEP, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	26
Master’s	28

UTEP Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, The University of Texas at El Paso conferred 26 bachelor’s degrees in writing studies.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UTEP holds a strong position among schools offering writing studies at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #4 out of 6 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82

Salary of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Writing Studies students who finish a bachelor’s at UTEP report a median salary of $43,847 a year. This is lower than $58,459, the median for all majors at UTEP.

UTEP Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,704	$23,462
Fees	$1,840	$2,040

Read more about UTEP tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 35% of writing studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The largest share of writing studies bachelor’s degree graduates at UTEP were Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 81% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a bachelor’s in writing studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	3
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

Creative Writing (Bachelor’s)

UTEP conferred 25 bachelor’s completions in creative writing in the most recent reporting year — 68% to women and 32% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Hispanic or Latino (80%).

• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas — #2
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #3
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #47

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing (Bachelor’s)

UTEP awarded 1 bachelor’s completion in professional, technical, business, and scientific writing in the latest year of data — 0% to women and 100% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Hispanic or Latino (100%).

Graduate Study in Writing Studies at UTEP

Graduate study is also available at UTEP. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Writing Studies	28

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Adrian Garcia under License More about our data sources and methodologies.