Writing Studies at Sarah Lawrence College

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Sarah Lawrence College stacks up to those at other schools.

Sarah Lawrence is located in Bronxville, New York and approximately 1,506 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

Sarah Lawrence Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Writing

Sarah Lawrence Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Sarah Lawrence

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

Sarah Lawrence Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in writing from Sarah Lawrence. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Sarah Lawrence, 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 Sarah Lawrence College with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NY, the home state for Sarah Lawrence College.

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 SaidieLou under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.