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Writing Studies at The City College of New York

Writing Studies at The City College of New York

20 Master's Degrees
If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what The City College of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227.

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.

CCNY Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

CCNY Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Writing Studies Master’s Program

62% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of writing master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 20

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 The City College of New York.

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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