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Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College

Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College

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

Sarah Lawrence is located in Bronxville, New York and has a total student population of 1,506.

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.

Sarah Lawrence Creative Writing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

Sarah Lawrence Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at Sarah Lawrence

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at Sarah Lawrence College.

Sarah Lawrence Creative Writing Master’s Program

78% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from Sarah Lawrence, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 30
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Sarah Lawrence College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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