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. In 2021, 8 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from New School University.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at New School University 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	104
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291

In 2021, 83 students received their master’s degree in writing from New School University. This makes it the #6 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from New School University. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at New School University since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at New School University 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 The New School with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

New School University Writing Studies Master’s Program

The writing program at New School University awarded 83 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from New School University, 57% were white. This is below average 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	8
White	47
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

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.