Writing Studies at New York University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at New York University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 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.

NYU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

NYU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from NYU in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from NYU, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	35
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• General English Literature
• English Literature (Other)
• 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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Editors	19,140	$83,070
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Technical Writers	2,460	$76,380

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.