Writing Studies at The New School

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 The New School stacks up to those at other schools.

New School University is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,047.

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.

New School University Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

New School University Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at New School University 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 New School University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at The New School.

New School University Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at New School University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 The New School with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

New School University Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of writing master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. New School University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from New School University, 62% 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 The New School with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	56
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The New School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	91

Related Majors

• 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 The New School.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.