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Creative Writing

Suny College at Purchase

  • A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts. Find Colleges Offering Creative Writing Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 540
      • Average Annual Salary: $85,040

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 490
      • Average Annual Salary: $66,240

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 900
      • Average Annual Salary: $73,550

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 2,020
      • Average Annual Salary: $88,180
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Perform variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written materials, in preparation for final publication.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 820
      • Average Annual Salary: $49,710
      • Average Hourly Rate: $23.90

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,290
      • Average Annual Salary: $60,500
      • Average Hourly Rate: $29.08

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 620
      • Average Annual Salary: $65,120
      • Average Hourly Rate: $31.31

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 15,700
      • Average Annual Salary: $78,880
      • Average Hourly Rate: $37.92
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 121,511
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 124,275
      • Percent Job Growth: 2.27%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Fluency of Ideas
      • Originality
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 230

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 320
      • Average Annual Salary: $71,000
      • Average Hourly Rate: $34.14

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 380
      • Average Annual Salary: $40,610
      • Average Hourly Rate: $19.52

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 5,190
      • Average Annual Salary: $80,670
      • Average Hourly Rate: $38.79
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 135,246
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 152,552
      • Percent Job Growth: 12.80%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Fluency of Ideas
      • Originality
      • Near Vision
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Creative Writing
     Total
    Overall
    All Students8
     
    By Gender
    Male1
    Female7
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien-
    American Indian-
    Black-
    Asian-
    Hispanic2
    White6
    Unknown-
     
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