Creative Writing at Cornell University
If you are interested in studying creative writing, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.
Cornell Creative Writing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Creative Writing
Cornell Creative Writing Rankings
Creative Writing Student Demographics at Cornell
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at Cornell University.
Cornell Creative Writing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from Cornell, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the creative writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 creative writing.
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 |
Related Majors
Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into
A degree in creative 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 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.