Writing Studies at Syracuse University

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Syracuse University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. In 2021, 23 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Syracuse.

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.

Syracuse Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how Syracuse performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Syracuse 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
	43
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Best Writing Studies Schools	71

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in writing from Syracuse. This makes it the #116 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Syracuse Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Syracuse is $34,545. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 28% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from Syracuse. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Syracuse are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Syracuse Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in writing from Syracuse. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 Syracuse 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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.