Writing Studies at Queens College

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Queens College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,700 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.

QC Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

QC Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Writing Studies Master’s Program

63% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of writing master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. QC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at Queens College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Queens College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	12

General English Literature

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 Queens College.

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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