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New York University MA in Writing Studies

47 Master's Degrees Awarded
$35,954 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 New York University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in writing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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

$36,892 Average Tuition and Fees

NYU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NYU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $34,704 $34,704
Fees $2,188 $2,188

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

$35,954 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

writing who receive their master’s degree from NYU make an average of $35,954 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $34,720.

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Does NYU Offer an Online MA in Writing?

NYU 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 NYU Online Learning page.

NYU Master’s Student Diversity for Writing

47 Master's Degrees Awarded
68.1% Women
38.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 47 students received their master’s degree in writing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in writing in 2019-2020, 68.1% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 67.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in writing at NYU in 2019-2020, 38.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 22
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

MA in Writing Focus Areas at NYU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Creative Writing 47

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4
Literature 32

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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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