Writing Studies at Brown University

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if Brown University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year.

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.

Brown Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Brown Writing Studies Rankings

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.

Writing Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of writing master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	1

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
English Language and Literature Professors	330	$93,470
Technical Writers	290	$67,200
Editors	200	$66,900
Writers and Authors	180	$63,820

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.