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Writing Studies at The City College of New York

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Writing Studies at The City College of New York

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at The City College of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in writing.

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.

CCNY Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

CCNY Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Writing Studies Master’s Program

65% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 writing majors earned their master's degree from CCNY. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% 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 The City College of New York with a master's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 City College of New York.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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