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Writing Studies at Stony Brook University

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Writing Studies at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

SUNY Stony Brook Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

SUNY Stony Brook Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Writing Studies Master’s Program

73% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in writing from SUNY Stony Brook. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 73% 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 Stony Brook University with a master's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Stony Brook 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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