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Undergraduate Writing Studies at Emerson College

Below are the key facts about this program at Emerson. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Emerson Undergraduate Writing Studies Rankings

College Factual rates Emerson highly for writing studies, coming in at #70 out of 236 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Schools	70 of 236
Best Writing Studies Schools in Massachusetts	4 of 8
Best Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region	7 of 20

Undergraduate Writing Studies Degrees at Emerson

The following degree levels are available for writing studies at Emerson, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	118
Master’s	110

Emerson Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Emerson College conferred 118 bachelor’s degrees in writing studies.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Emerson is among the very best schools in the country for writing studies at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35

Salary of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Writing Studies graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Emerson earn a median of $43,925 a year. This is lower than $50,784, the median for all majors at Emerson.

Student Debt of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at Emerson, writing studies graduates take on a median debt of $24,250 in student loans. This is below $24,813, the typical median for all majors at Emerson.

Emerson Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$51,264	$56,032
Fees	$1,024	$1,024

Find out more about Emerson tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of writing studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

The largest share of writing studies bachelor’s degree graduates at Emerson were White. Roughly 63% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor’s in writing studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	74
Non-Resident Aliens	7
Other Races	6

Creative Writing (Bachelor’s)

Emerson conferred 118 bachelor’s degrees in creative writing in the latest year of data — 79% to women and 21% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (63%).

• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #1
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #3
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #23

Graduate Study in Writing Studies at Emerson

This program is also offered at the graduate level at Emerson. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Writing Studies	110

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By McDonald & Gill under License More about our data sources and methodologies.