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The City College of New York MA in Writing Studies

24 Master's Degrees Awarded
$59,045 Average Salary

The 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 The City College of New York. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in writing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Writing from CCNY Cost?

$11,402 Average Tuition and Fees

CCNY Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at CCNY paid an average of $855 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $470 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,090$20,520
Fees$312$312

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Writing From CCNY?

$59,045 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

writing who receive their master’s degree from CCNY make an average of $59,045 a year during the early days of their career. That is 70% higher than the national average of $34,720.

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Does CCNY Offer an Online MA in Writing?

CCNY does not offer an online option for its writing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CCNY Online Learning page.

CCNY Master’s Student Diversity for Writing

24 Master's Degrees Awarded
54.2% Women
50.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 24 master’s degrees in writing handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in writing in 2019-2020, 54.2% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 50.0% of writing master’s degree recipients at CCNY in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino6
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White12
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MA in Writing Focus Areas at CCNY

Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Creative Writing24

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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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.

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