Writing Studies at Hofstra University

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 Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444.

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.

Hofstra Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Hofstra 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 Hofstra

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

Hofstra Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in writing.

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

Hofstra Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of writing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hofstra University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	11
General Writing	3

Related Majors

• General English Literature

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 Hofstra University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.