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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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Showing 193–216 of 224 schools

UCA
Public

Creative Writing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
10,112
Retention
73%
Programs
93
Awards 2024-25
2,405
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DU
Private nonprofit

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

Creative Writing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
2,972
Retention
83%
Programs
80
Awards 2024-25
842
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AC
Private nonprofit

Alma College

Alma, MI

Creative Writing: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
1,197
Retention
85%
Programs
62
Awards 2024-25
282
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UW
Public

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Creative Writing: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
10,813
Retention
80%
Programs
153
Awards 2024-25
2,881
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RU
Private nonprofit

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Creative Writing: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
4,281
Retention
62%
Programs
122
Awards 2024-25
1,183
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UAM
Public

Creative Writing: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
2,856
Retention
72%
Programs
60
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MU
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
2,512
Retention
74%
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
686
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CU
Private nonprofit

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Creative Writing: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
2,416
Retention
84%
Programs
81
Awards 2024-25
751
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WVW
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
1,055
Retention
67%
Programs
66
Awards 2024-25
227
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Creative Writing: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

National University

San Diego, CA

Creative Writing: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
22,115
Retention
53%
Programs
100
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HCU
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
4,276
Retention
69%
Programs
100
Awards 2024-25
966
CampusOnlineHybrid
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LU
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
2,256
Retention
76%
Programs
68
Awards 2024-25
635
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CSU
Public

Creative Writing: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
2,238
Retention
57%
Programs
61
Awards 2024-25
485
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CU
Private nonprofit

Converse University

Spartanburg, SC

Creative Writing: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
1,787
Retention
80%
Programs
61
Awards 2024-25
375
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TTU
Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Creative Writing
Master

Students
40,757
Retention
85%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
10,998
CampusOnlineHybrid
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LIU
Private nonprofit

Long Island University

Brookville, NY

Creative Writing
Master

Students
16,689
Retention
77%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
3,067
CampusOnlineHybrid
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YSU
Public

Creative Writing
Master

Students
12,204
Retention
76%
Programs
166
Awards 2024-25
3,449
CampusOnlineHybrid
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