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Writing Studies at Cornell University

Writing Studies at Cornell University

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Writing Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

Cornell Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Writing Studies Master’s Program

71% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of writing master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Cornell, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 9

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Editors 19,140 $83,070
English Language and Literature Professors 7,700 $92,170
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380
Professors 6,440 $112,000
Technical Writers 2,460 $76,380

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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