Madison has a general population of 16,530 and an overall student population of 6,172. Approximately 3,505 of Madison's students are enrolled in schools that offer creative writing programs.
Of the 1 creative writing schools in Madison, the largest creative writing school, by student population, is Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham. In 2010, Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham graduated approximately 27 students with credentials in creative writing.
In 2010, 27 students graduated with a creative writing degree from one of Madison's creative writing schools. If you decide to attend a creative writing school in Madison, you can expect to pay an average yearly tuition of $31,174.
You should also anticipate spending about $908 for creative writing related books and supplies every year. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $11,058 per year, on average, for room and board. If you live at home, you can cut this cost down to approximately $34,982.
After graduating with your credentials in creative writing, if you decide to work as a creative writer in Madison, your job prospects are not very good. There were 4,200 creative writers working in New Jersey and 330 working in the greater Madison area in 2010. Madison's creative writer workforce is projected to decrease by -2% by the year 2018. This projected change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for creative writers.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a creative writer in Madison is $52,100 per year. This is lower than the state-wide average salary for creative writers.
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