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Creative Writing at The New School

What traits are you looking for in a school for Creative Writing, take a look at what The New School. Get started with the following essential facts.

The New School is in New York, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 83 creative writing degrees were granted at The New School.

Studying Online at The New School

Many students take online classes at The New School. Among 9,068 students, 205 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,454 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Creative Writing graduates at The New School, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Creative Writing graduates at The New School are 77% women (64) and 23% men (19).

Creative Writing Bachelor’s Program at The New School

Among the 15 bachelor’s creative writing graduates at The New School, 80% were women (12) and 20% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Creative Writing bachelor’s degree recipients at The New School, below the national average of 30%.*

Creative Writing Master’s Program at The New School

Among the 68 master’s creative writing graduates at The New School, 76% were women (52) and 24% were men (16).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	38
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	4
Asian	4
Two or More Races	5
International (Nonresident)	15

Minority students account for 22% of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at The New School, lower than the national average of 26%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Those who complete Creative Writing program at The New School work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid 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.