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Writing Studies at Hamilton College

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

Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and has a total student population of 1,902. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from Hamilton.

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.

Hamilton Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Hamilton Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Hamilton 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 20
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools 37
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools 115
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290
Best Value Writing Studies Schools 295

Earnings of Hamilton Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hamilton is $19,101. This is less than $27,021, which is the national average of all writing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Writing Student Demographics at Hamilton

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

Hamilton Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from Hamilton in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Hamilton are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Hamilton 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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