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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire Â鶹Íø | 350 | 2% | $51,538 |
| 2 | Columbia Â鶹Íø in the City of New York | 163 | 1% | $76,856 |
| 3 | Emerson College | 141 | 12% | $68,392 |
| 4 | Western Washington Â鶹Íø | 116 | 3% | $24,077 |
| 5 | Â鶹Íø of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 115 | 1% | $33,503 |
| 6 | Â鶹Íø of California-Riverside | 108 | 2% | $35,242 |
| 7 | Vermont College of Fine Arts | 98 | 55% | N/A |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins Â鶹Íø | 91 | 1% | $71,901 |
| 9 | Columbia College Chicago | 89 | 5% | $45,644 |
| 10 | The New School | 76 | 3% | $71,361 |
| 11 | Hamline Â鶹Íø | 73 | 5% | $53,538 |
| 12 | Lindenwood Â鶹Íø | 70 | 2% | $30,500 |
| 13 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at Austin | 64 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 14 | Antioch Â鶹Íø-Los Angeles | 62 | 18% | N/A |
| 15 | Â鶹Íø of Arizona | 58 | 1% | $29,217 |
| 16 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina Wilmington | 56 | 1% | $24,982 |
| 17 | Chapman Â鶹Íø | 54 | 2% | $73,182 |
| 18 | Â鶹Íø of Iowa | 51 | 1% | $24,239 |
| 19 | Goddard College | 51 | 26% | $17,186 |
| 20 | Â鶹Íø of Houston | 50 | 1% | $23,225 |
| 21 | Miami Â鶹Íø-Oxford | 48 | 1% | $33,229 |
| 22 | Pacific Â鶹Íø | 48 | 6% | $59,490 |
| 23 | New York Â鶹Íø | 47 | 0% | $73,566 |
| 24 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 47 | 5% | $67,870 |
| 25 | George Mason Â鶹Íø | 46 | 1% | $30,284 |
| 26 | Sarah Lawrence College | 46 | 11% | $72,670 |
| 27 | Â鶹Íø of Washington-Seattle Campus | 45 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 28 | Queens Â鶹Íø of Charlotte | 44 | 7% | $48,968 |
| 29 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 43 | 1% | $8,604 |
| 30 | National Â鶹Íø | 43 | 1% | $15,024 |
| 31 | Fairleigh Dickinson Â鶹Íø-Florham Campus | 38 | 5% | $60,644 |
| 32 | Central Washington Â鶹Íø | 38 | 1% | $23,201 |
| 33 | Warren Wilson College | 37 | 22% | $51,100 |
| 34 | Â鶹Íø of Southern California | 37 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 35 | Brown Â鶹Íø | 37 | 2% | $73,802 |
| 36 | Wilkes Â鶹Íø | 36 | 2% | $55,676 |
| 37 | Western Michigan Â鶹Íø | 36 | 1% | $26,009 |
| 38 | Susquehanna Â鶹Íø | 35 | 7% | $62,480 |
| 39 | Spalding Â鶹Íø | 35 | 6% | $39,487 |
| 40 | 34 | 0% | $26,085 | |
| 41 | 34 | 1% | $26,866 | |
| 42 | Â鶹Íø of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 33 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 43 | Â鶹Íø of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 44 | Lesley Â鶹Íø | 33 | 2% | $49,255 |
| 45 | 31 | 0% | $26,091 | |
| 46 | Â鶹Íø of Southern Maine | 31 | 2% | $22,968 |
| 47 | Chatham Â鶹Íø | 31 | 5% | $52,131 |
| 48 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 31 | 49% | $21,384 |
| 49 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at El Paso | 31 | 1% | $23,843 |
| 50 | 30 | 1% | $24,915 | |
| 51 | Arcadia Â鶹Íø | 30 | 3% | $59,980 |
| 52 | Pratt Institute-Main | 30 | 2% | $67,742 |
| 53 | SUNY College at Oswego | 28 | 1% | $24,780 |
| 54 | CUNY City College | 27 | 1% | $29,967 |
| 55 | Â鶹Íø of Nebraska at Omaha | 26 | 1% | $22,300 |
| 56 | Washington Â鶹Íø in St Louis | 26 | 1% | $74,361 |
| 57 | Â鶹Íø of Central Oklahoma | 26 | 1% | $24,091 |
| 58 | Augsburg Â鶹Íø | 26 | 3% | $52,780 |
| 59 | Ithaca College | 25 | 2% | $62,757 |
| 60 | Pacific Lutheran Â鶹Íø | 25 | 3% | $56,784 |
| 61 | Rhode Island College | 25 | 1% | $23,398 |
| 62 | Naropa Â鶹Íø | 25 | 9% | $50,810 |
| 63 | DePaul Â鶹Íø | 25 | 0% | $57,678 |
| 64 | 24 | 0% | $26,892 | |
| 65 | 24 | 0% | $27,480 | |
| 66 | Â鶹Íø of Central Arkansas | 24 | 1% | $22,563 |
| 67 | 23 | 0% | $27,758 | |
| 68 | Â鶹Íø of New Orleans | 23 | 1% | $25,223 |
| 69 | Seton Hill Â鶹Íø | 23 | 5% | $51,432 |
| 70 | The Â鶹Íø of Tampa | 23 | 1% | $45,450 |
| 71 | Oakland Â鶹Íø | 22 | 1% | $25,524 |
| 72 | Oberlin College | 22 | 3% | $74,636 |
| 73 | Â鶹Íø of Baltimore | 22 | 2% | $10,558 |
| 74 | Northern Michigan Â鶹Íø | 22 | 1% | $24,187 |
| 75 | Butler Â鶹Íø | 21 | 2% | $59,660 |
| 76 | Knox College | 21 | 7% | $58,324 |
| 77 | 20 | 1% | $22,156 | |
| 78 | Â鶹Íø of Maine at Farmington | 20 | 5% | $22,562 |
| 79 | 19 | 0% | $20,511 | |
| 80 | 19 | 1% | $20,482 | |
| 81 | Hampshire College | 19 | 6% | $67,174 |
| 82 | Manhattanville College | 19 | 3% | $55,690 |
| 83 | Hamilton College | 19 | 4% | $69,990 |
| 84 | Loyola Â鶹Íø Maryland | 19 | 1% | $66,200 |
| 85 | The Â鶹Íø of Alabama | 19 | 0% | $29,872 |
| 86 | Seattle Â鶹Íø | 18 | 1% | $61,608 |
| 87 | Emory Â鶹Íø | 18 | 0% | $69,502 |
| 88 | Â鶹Íø of Denver | 18 | 0% | $67,656 |
| 89 | Colorado College | 18 | 3% | $71,642 |
| 90 | Fairfield Â鶹Íø | 18 | 1% | $65,940 |
| 91 | Loyola Â鶹Íø New Orleans | 18 | 3% | $56,564 |
| 92 | Â鶹Íø of Nevada-Las Vegas | 18 | 0% | $24,035 |
| 93 | Rutgers Â鶹Íø-Newark | 18 | 1% | $32,708 |
| 94 | 17 | 0% | $23,977 | |
| 95 | Boston Â鶹Íø | 17 | 0% | $72,618 |
| 96 | Converse College | 17 | 6% | $34,230 |
| 97 | Mills College | 17 | 4% | $47,784 |
| 98 | Ohio Â鶹Íø-Main Campus | 17 | 0% | $28,986 |
| 99 | Â鶹Íø of St Thomas | 17 | 1% | $56,664 |
| 100 | California College of the Arts | 17 | 3% | $67,074 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Creative Writing program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.