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Career Information for Writers in Massachusetts

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Fast Facts for Writers in Massachusetts

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Boston
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Springfield
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Boston

Salaries for Writers in Massachusetts

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Worcester. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Writers in Massachusetts are listed below.

Selected Writing Schools in Massachusetts

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Braintree, Burlington, Westborough

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Communication, Communication With A Concentration In Culture And Communication, Communication With A Concentration In Marketing And Sales Communication, Communication/Culture And Communication, Communication/Marketing And Sales Communication, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Writers in Massachusetts

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Grand Canyon University
Online

Grand Canyon University offers over 60 degree programs that can be taken on campus, or online. GCU is a Christian university based in Phoenix.

  • Programs: Communications
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Writing Stories For Children
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Massachusetts Writing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
American International CollegeSpringfieldDoctorate2,678
Amherst CollegeAmherstBachelor1,683
Anna Maria CollegePaxtonMasters1,244
Assumption CollegeWorcesterMasters2,872
Atlantic Union CollegeSouth LancasterMasters562
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat BarringtonBachelor403
Bentley UniversityWalthamDoctorate5,636
Boston CollegeChestnut HillDoctorate & First Professional14,621
Boston UniversityBostonDoctorate & First Professional32,053
Brandeis UniversityWalthamDoctorate5,333
Bridgewater State CollegeBridgewaterMasters9,934
Bunker Hill Community CollegeBostonAssociate8,806
Clark UniversityWorcesterDoctorate3,210
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopeeMasters1,258
College of the Holy CrossWorcesterBachelor2,847
Curry CollegeMiltonMasters3,182
Dean CollegeFranklinBachelor1,302
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincyMasters1,075
Emerson CollegeBostonDoctorate4,380
Emmanuel College BostonBostonMasters2,467
Endicott CollegeBeverlyMasters3,710
Fitchburg State CollegeFitchburgMasters6,692
Framingham State CollegeFraminghamMasters5,903
Gordon College WenhamWenhamMasters1,648
Hampshire CollegeAmherstBachelor1,431
Harvard UniversityCambridgeDoctorate25,690
Lasell CollegeNewtonMasters1,403
Lesley UniversityCambridgeDoctorate7,003
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth AdamsMasters1,841
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeDoctorate10,220
Merrimack CollegeNorth AndoverMasters2,098
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth HadleyMasters2,204
Mount Ida CollegeNewtonBachelor1,429
Newbury College-BrooklineBrooklineBachelor1,202
Nichols CollegeDudleyMasters1,477
Northeastern UniversityBostonDoctorate & First Professional24,434
Pine Manor CollegeChestnut HillMasters472
Regis CollegeWestonDoctorate1,511
Simmons CollegeBostonDoctorate4,733
Smith CollegeNorthamptonDoctorate3,065
Stonehill CollegeEastonBachelor2,450
Suffolk UniversityBostonDoctorate9,103
Tufts UniversityMedfordDoctorate & First Professional9,758
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherstDoctorate25,873
University of Massachusetts-BostonBostonDoctorate13,433
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth DartmouthDoctorate9,080
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowellDoctorate11,635
Wellesley CollegeWellesleyBachelor2,380
Western New England CollegeSpringfieldDoctorate3,657
Westfield State CollegeWestfieldMasters5,392
Wheaton College NortonNortonBachelor1,657
Williams CollegeWilliamstownMasters2,073
Worcester State CollegeWorcesterMasters5,358

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Writers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Massachusetts. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Writers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Writers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

MASSACHUSETTS

   
Boston620$64,9101.2
Worcester50$71,0200.7
Springfield50$55,7100.5
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