Writing Studies at Emerson College

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

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 5,115 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 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.

Emerson Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Emerson Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Emerson

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

Emerson Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 75 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Emerson, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Emerson, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Emerson College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Editors	3,160	$89,280
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000

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 McDonald & Gill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.