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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from Hofstra.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Hofstra compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	32
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	118
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	369

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in writing from Hofstra. This makes it the #107 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from Hofstra in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hofstra Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in writing from Hofstra. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Hofstra, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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.