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Writing Studies at SUNY Potsdam

Writing Studies at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 3,084.

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 Potsdam Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

SUNY Potsdam Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at SUNY Potsdam 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.

Writing Student Demographics at SUNY Potsdam

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at SUNY Potsdam.

SUNY Potsdam Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at SUNY Potsdam are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Potsdam with a bachelor's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Potsdam. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 16
General Writing 3

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 SUNY Potsdam.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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