Writing Studies at New England College

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

NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and approximately 4,483 students attend the school each year.

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.

NEC Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

NEC Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at NEC 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 NEC

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

NEC Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 New England College with a bachelor's in writing.

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

NEC Writing Studies Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from NEC, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at New England College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New England College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	17
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	4

Related Majors

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 NH, the home state for New England College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Editors	400	$57,750
Writers and Authors	340	$56,850
English Language and Literature Professors	310	$85,140
Technical Writers	180	$76,020
Professors	170	$63,850

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 WikiReminder77 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.