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Creative Writing at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Creative Writing, you may want to check out the program at Harvard University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvard University sits in Cambridge, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 76 creative writing graduations were recorded at Harvard University.

Online & Distance Learning at Harvard University

Distance learning is available at Harvard University. Of 30,259 students, 7,584 (25%) studied exclusively online and 1,603 (5%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Creative Writing graduates at Harvard University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Creative Writing graduates at Harvard University are 72% women (55) and 28% men (21).

Creative Writing Master’s Program at Harvard University

Among the 76 master’s creative writing degrees awarded at Harvard University, 72% were women (55) and 28% were men (21).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	43
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	4
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	5
Unknown	15

Minority students account for 17% of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at Harvard University, 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.

Best-Paid Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Graduates of the Creative Writing program at Harvard University pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Creative Writing majors, 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.