English & writing at SUNY Purchase
SUNY Purchase graduates about 30 English & writing majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 302nd of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 151 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 91% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $43,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×).
Where English & writing happens
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Nearby in the English & writing ranking
Other strong majors at SUNY Purchase
- Art, music & theater 60 · #298
- Communications & media 58 · #278
- Sociology & anthropology 56 · #277
- Psychology 53 · #354
- History 53 · #312
- Political science & IR 47 · #377
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares SUNY Purchase with every school we score in English & writing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.
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