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Writing Studies at Kean University

Writing Studies at Kean 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 Kean University stacks up to those at other schools.

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and has a total student population of 14,064.

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.

Kean Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

Kean Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean Writing Studies Master’s Program

86% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of writing master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Kean University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Writing 12

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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Editors 3,130 $74,130
Professors 2,670 $73,660
English Language and Literature Professors 2,420 $86,360
Technical Writers 1,830 $84,280
Writers and Authors 1,050 $81,160

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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