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Creative Writing at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study Creative Writing, consider the program at Stony Brook University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Stony Brook University is located in Stony Brook, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 30 creative writing graduations were recorded at Stony Brook University.

Online Class Availability at Stony Brook University

Online coursework is an option at Stony Brook University. Among 26,689 students, 1,783 (7%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 11,369 (43%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Creative Writing graduates at Stony Brook University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Creative Writing graduates at Stony Brook University are 60% women (18) and 40% men (12).

Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program at Stony Brook University

Among the 19 bachelor’s creative writing graduates at Stony Brook University, 47% were women (9) and 53% were men (10).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Stony Brook University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	4
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 47% of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Stony Brook University, higher than the national average of 30%.*

Creative Writing Master’s Program at Stony Brook University

Among the 11 master’s creative writing graduates at Stony Brook University, 82% were women (9) and 18% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at Stony Brook University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 9% of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at Stony Brook University, below the national average of 26%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Graduates of the Creative Writing program at Stony Brook University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Creative Writing graduates, 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.