Creative Writing at Rutgers University - Newark

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

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231.

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.

Rutgers Newark Creative Writing Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

Rutgers Newark Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark Creative Writing Master’s Program

50% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. Rutgers Newark does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the creative writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 58% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

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
Writers and Authors	1,050	$81,160

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*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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