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Writing Studies at Emerson College

Writing Studies at Emerson College

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Emerson College stacks up to those at other schools.

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,115.

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.

Emerson Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
  • Master’s Degree in Writing

Emerson Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Emerson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Writing Student Demographics at Emerson

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

Emerson Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Emerson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 63
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Emerson Writing Studies Master’s Program

84% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of writing master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Emerson, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 41
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Emerson College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 208

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 MA, the home state for Emerson College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Editors 3,160 $89,280
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Technical Writers 2,420 $89,630
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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