Studying Creation in NYC: Writers and Authors

New York-area university programs that train writers and authors.

This post lists university programs that train for careers in Writers and Authors in the New York City metropolitan area. It is part of a larger series exploring content creation-related university programs in metropolitan New York City. Methodological details are here.

The table below lists metro NYC program topics that are linked to Writers and Authors by researchers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics.

Institution	Program	Level	Graduates
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	Business Communications	Bachelors Degree	325
Marist College	Communications	Bachelors Degree	163
CUNY Hunter College	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Bachelors Degree	145
CUNY Queens College	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Bachelors Degree	116
Fordham University	Communications	Bachelors Degree	109
St. John’s University	Speech and Rhetoric	Bachelors Degree	102
College of Staten Island CUNY	Communication, General	Bachelors Degree	91
CUNY City College	Communication, General	Bachelors Degree	81
CUNY Brooklyn College	Speech and Rhetoric	Bachelors Degree	73
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	Communication, General	Bachelors Degree	64
CUNY Lehman College	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Bachelors Degree	63
CUNY Graduate School	Speech and Rhetoric	Bachelors Degree	52
The New School	General Literature	Bachelors Degree	49
Hofstra University	Journalism	Bachelors Degree	47
The New School	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Bachelors Degree	39
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	Journalism	Bachelors Degree	39
Marist College	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Bachelors Degree	31
Pratt Institute	Creative Writing	Bachelors Degree	30
Columbia University	Creative Writing	Bachelors Degree	30
Manhattanville College	Speech and Rhetoric	Bachelors Degree	28
CUNY Brooklyn College	Creative Writing	Bachelors Degree	28
Mercy College	Communication, General	Bachelors Degree	26
CUNY Brooklyn College	Broadcast Journalism	Bachelors Degree	24
Fordham University	Journalism	Bachelors Degree	22
St. John’s University	Journalism	Bachelors Degree	19
Fordham University	Speech and Rhetoric	Bachelors Degree	16
CUNY Lehman College	Journalism	Bachelors Degree	16
Touro College	Speech and Rhetoric	Bachelors Degree	15
Fordham University	Communications	Bachelors Degree	10
Vassar College	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Bachelors Degree	10
CUNY York College	Journalism	Bachelors Degree	8
CUNY Brooklyn College	Journalism	Bachelors Degree	8
Manhattanville College	Creative Writing	Bachelors Degree	8
The New School	Creative Writing	Bachelors Degree	8
Nyack College	General Communications	Bachelors Degree	7
Marist College	General Communications	Bachelors Degree	7
Columbia University	Creative Writing	Bachelors Degree	7
Hofstra University	Speech and Rhetoric	Bachelors Degree	6
Hofstra University	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Bachelors Degree	6
CUNY City Tech	Prof, Tech, & Science Writing	Bachelors Degree	6
Vassar College	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Bachelors Degree	5
Columbia University	Creative Writing	Masters Degree	97
Columbia University	Speech and Rhetoric	Masters Degree	84
The New School	Creative Writing	Masters Degree	83
Fordham University	Communication/Journalism	Masters Degree	26
CUNY Brooklyn College	Creative Writing	Masters Degree	25
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	Business Communications	Masters Degree	25
Sarah Lawrence College	Creative Writing	Masters Degree	23
CUNY City College	Creative Writing	Masters Degree	20
CUNY Hunter College	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Masters Degree	17
Pratt Institute	General Communications	Masters Degree	15
CUNY Queens College	Mass Comm/Media Studies	Masters Degree	12
CUNY Queens College	Creative Writing	Masters Degree	12
Hofstra University	Creative Writing	Masters Degree	11
Manhattanville College	Creative Writing	Masters Degree	9
Hofstra University	Journalism	Masters Degree	7
CUNY Hunter College	Playwriting and Screenwriting	Masters Degree	5
Columbia University	Journalism	Post-Master’s Certificate	9