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Creative Writing at Lesley University

Creative Writing at Lesley University

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

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 4,200.

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.

Lesley Creative Writing Degrees Available

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

Lesley Creative Writing Rankings

Creative Writing Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Creative Writing Master’s Program

89% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of creative writing master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a creative writing master's degree from Lesley, 74% 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 Lesley University with a master's in creative writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 MA, the home state for Lesley University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Editors 3,160 $89,280
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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