Creative Writing Schools In New York
New York has 25 accredited creative writing schools where creative writing faculty who teach creative writing classes can find employment. The trends in New York's creative writing academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in creative writing includes creative writing training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Creative Writing
- Bachelors degree in Creative Writing
- Masters degree in Creative Writing
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Statistics
Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Creative Writing Employment
| New York | 6,840 |
| National | 40,980 |
Of all of the creative writing professionals in the country, nearly 17% are in the state of New York.
Employment Growth for Creative writing professionals In New York
| 4,170 | 4,930 | 6,040 | 6,650 | 6,840 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New York, creative writing is a growing field. In 2010 there were 2,670 more creative writing professionals working in New York than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of creative writing professionals has grown by 64%. This growth is faster than the change in the number of creative writing professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of creative writing professionals has shrunk by 5% from 2006 to 2010.
Creative Writing VS. All Professions salaries in New York
| $67,240 | $67,650 | $78,680 | $84,200 | $88,630 |
| $47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Creative Writing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of creative writing professionals is growing, the salaries paid to creative writing professionals are increasing in New York. Creative writing professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $67,240 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $88,630 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Creative writing professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$39,940 |
25th percentile |
$51,750 |
50th percentile |
$74,500 |
75th percentile |
$104,050 |
90th percentile |
$155,190 |
Thus, creative writing professionals' salaries grew by 24% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of creative writing, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid creative writing professionals earning 289% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in New York state.
Average Salaries for Creative writing professionals and related professions in New York
Communications |
$62,217 |
Creative Writing |
$88,630 |
In New York, creative writing professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Creative Writing programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
15 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 27 |
As the number of creative writing professionals is increasing in New York state, the number of students graduating from the 25 accredited creative writing schools in New York state is also increasing. In 2006, 515 students graduated from creative writing courses in New York. And in 2010, 593 students graduated.
Thus there was a 15% percent increase in the number of creative writing school degree or certificate graduates in New York. 56% of these graduates received an master's degree in creative writing.