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About Creative Writing

A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts.

Students studying Creative Writing can be awarded a degree up to a Post masters certificate. On average, 65% percent of women and 35% percent of men make up the degrees awarded across all college campuses. Creative Writing is has the largest number of granted degrees in New York. The Median Starting Salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing is $38,900.

Popularity of Creative Writing Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Creative Writing degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Student Demographics

Total Students
153
Female Students
99 (64%)
Male Students
54 (35%)
White (99, 65%)
Hispanic or Latino (21, 14%)
Black or African American (13, 8%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (8, 5%)
Two or more races (6, 4%)
Asian (3, 2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (1, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (1, 1%)
U.S. Nonresident (1, 1%)

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