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Colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Creative Writing

279 U.S. colleges and universities offer Creative Writing at the bachelor level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 106 Associate 46 Bachelor 279 Master 224 PhD 3

Most schools offering it: California (47), New York (44), Pennsylvania (42), Ohio (27), Massachusetts (21), Texas (20)

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SNH
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 621 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Online option

Students
189,531
Retention
61%
Programs
74
Awards 2024-25
43,206
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LU
Private nonprofit

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Creative Writing: 228 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Fully online

Students
104,327
Retention
80%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
28,744
CampusOnlineHybrid
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EC
Private nonprofit

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Creative Writing: 133 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
5,263
Retention
87%
Programs
33
Awards 2024-25
1,703
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WWU
Public

Creative Writing: 91 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
14,710
Retention
79%
Programs
139
Awards 2024-25
3,304
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Public

Creative Writing: 49 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
18,816
Retention
89%
Programs
144
Awards 2024-25
5,467
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CCC
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 49 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
5,570
Retention
66%
Programs
58
Awards 2024-25
1,379
CampusHybrid
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UC
Public

Creative Writing: 47 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
26,384
Retention
88%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
6,919
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

Creative Writing: 44 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CWU
Public

Creative Writing: 44 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Online option

Students
10,811
Retention
70%
Programs
122
Awards 2024-25
2,389
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Creative Writing: 43 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
CampusOnlineHybrid
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EU
Private nonprofit

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Creative Writing: 40 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
15,175
Retention
96%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,053
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SU
Private nonprofit

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, PA

Creative Writing: 36 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
2,255
Retention
86%
Programs
66
Awards 2024-25
501
CampusHybrid
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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Creative Writing: 35 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
58,658
Retention
93%
Programs
249
Awards 2024-25
17,028
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OSU
Public

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Creative Writing: 35 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Fully online

Students
37,163
Retention
88%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,485
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UCC
Public

Creative Writing: 31 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
45,026
Retention
85%
Programs
305
Awards 2024-25
12,894
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WUS
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 31 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MU
Public

Creative Writing: 30 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
18,838
Retention
90%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
5,537
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Creative Writing: 29 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SFS
Public

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Creative Writing: 28 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
22,563
Retention
83%
Programs
129
Awards 2024-25
5,688
CampusOnlineHybrid
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