Creative Writing

A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 430 institutions across the United States, with a total of 22729 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

321

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

189

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

3,311

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

156

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

3,478

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

15,246

awards given

Top Schools for Creative Writing

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	2,451
2	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	603
3	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	498
4	Emerson College Boston, MA	477
5	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	388
6	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	373
7	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	366
8	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	345
9	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	306
10	The New School New York, NY	306
11	Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO	288
12	Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, VT	255
13	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	225
14	New York University New York, NY	222
15	University of Denver Denver, CO	216
16	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	201
17	Chapman University Orange, CA	189
18	Brown University Providence, RI	186
19	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	183
20	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	180
21	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	177
22	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	174
23	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	165
24	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	162
25	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	156
26	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	150
27	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	147
28	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	138
29	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	135
30	Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	135
31	Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City, CA	135
32	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	132
33	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	129
34	Portland State University Portland, OR	129
35	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	123
36	Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC	123
37	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	123
38	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	120
39	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	120
40	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	117
41	Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA	114
42	Lesley University Cambridge, MA	111
43	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	108
44	Boise State University Boise, ID	105
45	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	105
46	Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	102
47	School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	99
48	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	99
49	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	99
50	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	99
51	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	97
52	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	96
53	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	93
54	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ	93
55	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	93
56	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	93
57	Spalding University Louisville, KY	90
58	Weber State University Ogden, UT	90
59	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	90
60	Emory University Atlanta, GA	90
61	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	90
62	CUNY City College New York, NY	87
63	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	87
64	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	87
65	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR	84
66	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	84
67	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	84
68	Goddard College Plainfield, VT	84
69	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	81
70	Regis University Denver, CO	81
71	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	81
72	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	78
73	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	78
74	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	75
75	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	75
76	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	72
77	Randolph College Lynchburg, VA	72
78	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	72
79	American University Washington, DC	69
80	Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY	69
81	DePaul University Chicago, IL	69
82	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	66
83	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	66
84	Colby College Waterville, ME	66
85	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	66
86	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	63
87	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	63
88	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	63
89	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	63
90	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	62
91	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	60
92	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	60
93	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	60
94	Knox College Galesburg, IL	60
95	College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL	60
96	Beloit College Beloit, WI	60
97	Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA	60
98	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	57
99	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	57
100	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	57