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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

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