Writing Studies at Stony Brook University

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Stony Brook University stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from SUNY Stony Brook.

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.

SUNY Stony Brook Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at SUNY Stony Brook compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at SUNY Stony Brook 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	103
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	151

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in writing from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #72 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Stony Brook University.

SUNY Stony Brook Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from SUNY Stony Brook. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at SUNY Stony Brook are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Stony Brook Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from SUNY Stony Brook in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 73% 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 Stony Brook University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• Literature
• General English Literature

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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook 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
Technical Writers	2,460	$76,380

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 Danski14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.