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. Of the 1,005 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Emerson College in 2021, 133 of them were writing studies majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how Emerson performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	6
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	67
	68
	96
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in writing from Emerson. This makes it the #7 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Emerson Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Emerson is $30,525. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The writing program at Emerson awarded 133 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Emerson are white. This is typical 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	87
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Emerson Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of writing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Emerson, 71% were white. This is above average 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Emerson also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By McDonald & Gill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.