by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Creative Writing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Writing Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Purchase College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in writing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Purchase College was ranked #241 on College Factual's Best Schools for writing list. It is also ranked #22 in New York.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Purchase College paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,883 | $1,883 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,548 | $14,548 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,280 | $3,280 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Writing students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purchase College took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,923.
writing who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purchase College make an average of $23,649 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $27,275.
Online degrees for the Purchase College writing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purchase College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.6% of the writing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in writing at Purchase College in 2019-2020, 30.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Literature | 24 |
*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.
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