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Creative Writing at Emerson College

If you are interested in studying Creative Writing, you may want to check out the program at Emerson College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Emerson College is located in Boston, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 228 creative writing degrees were granted at Emerson College.

Studying Online at Emerson College

Online coursework is an option at Emerson College. Among 5,263 students, 599 (11%) studied exclusively online and 533 (10%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Creative Writing graduates at Emerson College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Creative Writing graduates at Emerson College are 79% women (180) and 21% men (48).

Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program at Emerson College

Of the 118 bachelor’s creative writing degrees awarded at Emerson College, 79% were women (93) and 21% were men (25).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Emerson College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	74
Hispanic / Latino	11
Black / African American	7
Asian	13
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	7
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 30% of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Emerson College, below the national average of 30%.*

Creative Writing Master’s Program at Emerson College

Of the 110 master’s creative writing graduates at Emerson College, 79% were women (87) and 21% were men (23).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at Emerson College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	73
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	7
Asian	4
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	8
Unknown	5

Minority students account for 22% of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at Emerson College, below the national average of 26%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Those who complete Creative Writing program at Emerson College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Creative Writing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Editors	$100,346
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,437
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.