Writing Studies at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Harvard Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Harvard Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from Harvard in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Harvard, 59% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Literature
• 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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.