Creative Writing at New York University

What traits are you looking for in a creative writing school? To help you decide if New York University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's creative writing program.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

NYU Creative Writing Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

NYU Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Creative Writing Master’s Program

64% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from NYU, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	38
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in creative 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 New York 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

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
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