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Stony Brook University MA in Writing Studies

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
$40,485 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 Stony Brook University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in writing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Writing from SUNY Stony Brook Cost?

$13,793 Average Tuition and Fees

SUNY Stony Brook Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook paid an average of $963 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $471 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,310 $23,100
Fees $2,483 $2,483

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Writing From SUNY Stony Brook?

$40,485 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

writing who receive their master’s degree from SUNY Stony Brook make an average of $40,485 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $34,720.

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Does SUNY Stony Brook Offer an Online MA in Writing?

Online degrees for the SUNY Stony Brook writing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Stony Brook Online Learning page.

SUNY Stony Brook Master’s Student Diversity for Writing

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
81.3% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 16 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

About 81.3% of the students who received their MA in writing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the writing master’s degree recipients at SUNY Stony Brook in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

MA in Writing Focus Areas at SUNY Stony Brook

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Creative Writing 16

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4

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*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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