Creative Writing B.F.A.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to develop capacity for creative expression.

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to apply conventions of written expression.

3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in assessing and generating creative work in a variety of genres.

4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to analyze peer-produced texts.

5. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to demonstrate editing, revising, proofreading skills.

6. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to connect to literary, cultural, ethical, professional contexts.

7. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to carry vision through to completion and produce a thesis chapbook or manuscript.

CAREERS CREATIVE WRITING B.F.A. GRADUATES PURSUE

Blogger
Commercial Writer
Copywriter
Ghost Writer
Literary Agent
Play/Screenplay Writer
Publisher
Publishing / Production Coordinator
Speech Writer
Writer / Poet

SUCCESS RATES

N/A

6-year graduation rate

5.11

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

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10 years after graduation

N/A

5 years after graduation

N/A

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

N/A

Working in New York

44.4%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering in the selected major as first-time, full-time students in a fall term and graduating by August 31 six years later. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected major if they entered as a freshman. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected major based on the 4-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State two years after graduation. SUNY Wages Dashboard, includes graduates from 2015-18. Continuing education: the percent of students enrolled in a U.S. postsecondary institution, 2 years following graduation. National Student Clearinghouse, includes graduates from 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-2022)