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Writing Studies at CUNY City College

If you plan to study Writing Studies, consider the program at CUNY City College. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUNY City College is in New York, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 24 writing studies graduations were recorded at CUNY City College.

Studying Online at CUNY City College

Distance learning is available at CUNY City College. Of 15,544 students, 1,013 (7%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,745 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Writing Studies Rankings at CUNY City College

Rankings can help you compare CUNY City College’s Writing Studies program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#3 of 51
Best Value	New York	#3 of 24
Best Value	Nationwide	#3 of 253
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#10 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#28 of 51
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#113 of 255

Earnings for Writing Studies Graduates from CUNY City College

Students who complete CUNY City College’s Writing Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$45,687
2 years	$38,289
3 years	$40,226
4 years	$56,929
5 years	$64,449

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Writing Studies graduates from CUNY City College take home a median $56,929, compared with $61,249 for all CUNY City College graduates — about 7% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Writing Studies graduates at CUNY City College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Writing Studies graduates at CUNY City College are 71% women (17) and 29% men (7).

Writing Studies Master’s Program at CUNY City College

Among the 23 master’s writing studies graduates at CUNY City College, 74% were women (17) and 26% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Writing Studies master’s degree recipients at CUNY City College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	5
Asian	4
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 57% of Writing Studies master’s degree recipients at CUNY City College, above the national average of 26%.*

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

More Specific Writing Studies Concentrations at CUNY City College

The Writing Studies program at CUNY City College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Creative Writing	23
Rhetoric & Composition	1

Best-Paid Careers for Writing Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Writing Studies program at CUNY City College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Writing Studies majors, 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
Technical Writers	$52,099

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.