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Creative Writing at Brown University

Creative Writing at Brown University

If you plan to study creative writing, take a look at what Brown University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Creative Writing section at the bottom of this page.

Brown Creative Writing Degrees Available

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

Brown Creative Writing Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in creative writing, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Creative Writing Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Creative Writing Master’s Program

57% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in creative writing each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

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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

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
English Language and Literature Professors 330 $93,470
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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