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Colleges offering Creative Writing

514 U.S. colleges and universities offer Creative Writing. Together they awarded 7,430 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. 46 schools offer a version that can be completed fully online. 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 289–312 of 514 schools

IU
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
48,424
Retention
91%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
20,593
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
CampusOnlineHybrid
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GSU
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
34,944
Retention
80%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,848
CampusOnlineHybrid
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KSU
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
26,374
Retention
81%
Programs
242
Awards 2024-25
6,750
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CCS
Public

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
19,267
Retention
70%
Programs
150
CampusHybrid
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RSC
Public

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate

Admission
Open
Students
18,841
Programs
100
Awards 2024-25
4,169
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CQC
Public

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,965
Retention
79%
Programs
126
Awards 2024-25
2,654
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UAM
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
13,332
Retention
73%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
3,244
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SMU
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
12,116
Retention
91%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
3,943
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CCU
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
11,348
Retention
77%
Programs
95
Awards 2024-25
2,256
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CC
Public

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
8,726
Retention
58%
Programs
86
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SCC
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
7,065
Programs
114
Awards 2024-25
1,364
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NSU
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Online option

Students
6,751
Retention
60%
Programs
99
Awards 2024-25
1,815
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSU
Public

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
6,241
Retention
68%
Programs
52
Awards 2024-25
1,225
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FSU
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor · Fully online

Students
5,892
Retention
69%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
1,839
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UW
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
3,925
Retention
69%
Programs
71
Awards 2024-25
1,054
CampusOnlineHybrid
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EOU
Public

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
2,894
Retention
71%
Programs
45
Awards 2024-25
865
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MIU
Private nonprofit

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Students
2,592
Retention
61%
Programs
27
Awards 2024-25
825
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SA
Public

SUNY Adirondack

Queensbury, NY

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
2,576
Retention
62%
Programs
31
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CU
Private nonprofit

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master · Fully online

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

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Creative Writing: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
2,146
Retention
83%
Programs
65
Awards 2024-25
705
CampusOnlineHybrid
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