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Writing Studies at New England College

Writing Studies at New England College

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

NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 4,483.

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.

NEC Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

NEC Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at NEC

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

NEC Writing Studies Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of writing master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from NEC, 75% 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 New England College with a master's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New England College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 9
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing 4

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 NH, the home state for New England College.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
Editors 400 $57,750
Writers and Authors 340 $56,850
English Language and Literature Professors 310 $85,140
Technical Writers 180 $76,020
Professors 170 $63,850

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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