---

Creative Writing at Rhode Island College

If you plan to study Creative Writing, you may want to check out the program at Rhode Island College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rhode Island College is located in Providence, RI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 20 creative writing degrees were granted at Rhode Island College.

Online Class Availability at Rhode Island College

Distance learning is available at Rhode Island College. Of 6,155 students, 170 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,012 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Creative Writing graduates at Rhode Island College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Creative Writing graduates at Rhode Island College are 80% women (16) and 20% men (4).

Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program at Rhode Island College

Among the 18 bachelor’s creative writing degrees awarded at Rhode Island College, 83% were women (15) and 17% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Rhode Island College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 61% of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Rhode Island College, higher than the national average of 30%.*

Creative Writing Master’s Program at Rhode Island College

Of the 2 master’s creative writing degrees awarded at Rhode Island College, 50% were women (1) and 50% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at Rhode Island College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Those who complete Creative Writing program at Rhode Island College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Creative Writing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Editors	$100,346
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,437
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.