Creative Writing at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Every creative writing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the creative writing program at William Paterson University of New Jersey stacks up to those at other schools.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

William Paterson University Creative Writing Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

William Paterson University Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Creative Writing Master’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. William Paterson University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

In the creative writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a master's in creative writing.

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

Careers That Creative Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in creative 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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Professors	2,670	$73,660
English Language and Literature Professors	2,420	$86,360
Writers and Authors	1,050	$81,160

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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