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Colleges offering master's degrees in Creative Writing

224 U.S. colleges and universities offer Creative Writing at the master 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: 138 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

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

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Creative Writing: 109 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
6,826
Retention
66%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
1,689
CampusOnlineHybrid
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EC
Private nonprofit

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Creative Writing: 96 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
5,263
Retention
87%
Programs
33
Awards 2024-25
1,703
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Creative Writing: 90 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
CampusOnlineHybrid
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VCF
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 86 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
190
Programs
5
Awards 2024-25
108
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Creative Writing: 85 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Creative Writing: 71 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NS
Private nonprofit

The New School

New York, NY

Creative Writing: 60 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
9,068
Retention
85%
Programs
63
Awards 2024-25
3,030
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WU
Private nonprofit

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Creative Writing: 57 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
5,381
Retention
72%
Programs
64
Awards 2024-25
1,461
CampusOnlineHybrid
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LU
Private nonprofit

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Creative Writing: 54 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
104,327
Retention
80%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
28,744
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UI
Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Creative Writing: 52 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
30,779
Retention
90%
Programs
231
Awards 2024-25
9,128
CampusOnlineHybrid
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AUA
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 42 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
910
Programs
7
Awards 2024-25
380
CampusHybrid
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WCU
Public

Creative Writing: 38 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
3,568
Retention
72%
Programs
45
Awards 2024-25
495
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Creative Writing: 34 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
26,384
Retention
88%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
6,919
CampusOnlineHybrid
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PU
Private nonprofit

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Creative Writing: 34 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
3,427
Retention
79%
Programs
84
Awards 2024-25
1,078
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SHU
Private nonprofit

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA

Creative Writing: 32 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
1,927
Retention
81%
Programs
92
Awards 2024-25
605
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CCC
Public

CUNY City College

New York, NY

Creative Writing: 29 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,544
Retention
79%
Programs
97
Awards 2024-25
2,957
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UTE
Public

Creative Writing: 28 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
25,039
Retention
79%
Programs
114
Awards 2024-25
5,278
CampusOnlineHybrid
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USM
Public

Creative Writing: 28 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
7,604
Retention
74%
Programs
139
Awards 2024-25
1,791
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SLC
Private nonprofit

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, NY

Creative Writing: 28 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
1,798
Retention
87%
Programs
10
Awards 2024-25
450
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RC
Private nonprofit

Randolph College

Lynchburg, VA

Creative Writing: 27 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
816
Retention
75%
Programs
35
Awards 2024-25
161
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SFS
Public

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Creative Writing: 26 graduates in 2024-25
Master

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