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Undergraduate Writing Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

Here is an overview of this program at Columbia University. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #6 out of 13 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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

Columbia University Undergraduate Writing Studies Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, Columbia University as a strong choice for writing studies, placing at #90 out of 236 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Schools	90 of 236
Best Writing Studies Schools in New York	8 of 23
Best Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	20 of 48

Undergraduate Writing Studies Degrees at Columbia University

The following degree levels are granted in writing studies at Columbia University, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	51
Master’s	114

Columbia University Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Columbia University in the City of New York conferred 51 bachelor’s degrees in writing studies.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Columbia University is among the very best schools in the country for writing studies at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #6 out of 13 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	6
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	12
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47

Salary of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Writing Studies graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $41,188 a year. This is below $112,690, the median for all majors at Columbia University.

Columbia University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$60,514	$66,722
Fees	$3,795	$3,795

Read more about Columbia University tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 35% of writing studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The largest share of writing studies bachelor’s degree graduates at Columbia University are White. Roughly 41% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor’s in writing studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	21
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	8

Creative Writing (Bachelor’s)

Columbia University granted 51 bachelor’s degrees in creative writing recently — 65% to women and 35% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (41%).

• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #6
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #11
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #31

Graduate Study in Writing Studies at Columbia University

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at Columbia University. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Writing Studies	114

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 Nandaro under License More about our data sources and methodologies.