Best colleges with Creative Writing degrees

There are 179 colleges in the U.S. where you can study and earn a degree in creative writing. These are the top ranked colleges offering majors in creative writing based on the CollegeSimply ranking methodology. The average net price to attend these colleges is $24,186 per year. Warren County Community College offers the cheapest creative writing degree with an average net price of $6,331 annually.

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Cambridge, MA
  • 5.0 | 3 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

MIT is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences. The compact urban campus sits along the Charles River in Cambridge.

#8 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1520-1580
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.96
  • Acceptance Rate 5%
  • Net Price $20,996

  • Private 4 Year
  • Baltimore, MD
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 3 application deadline

Johns Hopkins is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate biomedical engineering, public health, and international studies. Most undergraduates study on the Homewood campus in north Baltimore.

#10 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1520-1570
  • Avg GPA 3.92
  • Acceptance Rate 6%
  • Net Price $26,017

  • Private 4 Year
  • Providence, RI
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 5 application deadline

Brown is an Ivy League university known for undergraduate economics, computer science, and the biological sciences. Most students design their own path under the Open Curriculum, which has no required core.

#11 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1510-1580
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.94
  • Acceptance Rate 5%
  • Net Price $26,256

  • Private 4 Year
  • Evanston, IL
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Northwestern is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate journalism, communications, and theater. The Evanston campus runs along Lake Michigan just north of Chicago.

#15 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1510-1570
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.92
  • Acceptance Rate 8%
  • Net Price $26,830

  • Private 4 Year
  • New York, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Columbia is an Ivy League university known for its undergraduate Core Curriculum, political science, and economics. The urban campus sits in Morningside Heights in Manhattan.

#22 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1510-1580
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
  • Acceptance Rate 4%
  • Net Price $22,520

  • Private 4 Year
  • Clinton, NY
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 5 application deadline

Hamilton is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate writing, economics, and government. The hilltop campus sits in the small village of Clinton in upstate New York.

#3 Best Colleges in New York 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1450-1550
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.87
  • Acceptance Rate 14%
  • Net Price $28,719

  • Private 4 Year
  • Atlanta, GA
  • 4.8 | 5 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Emory is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and the biological sciences. The wooded campus sits in Atlanta's Druid Hills neighborhood.

#1 Best Value in Georgia 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1470-1550
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Acceptance Rate 11%
  • Net Price $27,303

  • Private 4 Year
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 4.2 | 5 reviews

USC is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate film, communications, and business. The urban Los Angeles campus has a large Greek presence and longstanding ties to the entertainment industry.

#5 Best Private Colleges in California 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1450-1550
  • Avg GPA 3.83
  • Acceptance Rate 10%
  • Net Price $43,412

  • Private 4 Year
  • Waterville, ME
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Colby is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies, economics, and government. The residential campus sits on Mayflower Hill above Waterville.

#9 Best Value Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1460-1550
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
  • Acceptance Rate 7%
  • Net Price $16,219

  • Private 4 Year
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Carnegie Mellon is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and drama. The urban campus sits in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1500-1570
  • Avg GPA 3.89
  • Acceptance Rate 12%
  • Net Price $35,552

  • Public 4 Year
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • 4.8 | 5 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Michigan is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and the social sciences. Ann Arbor is a classic college town built around the campus.

#14 Best Value Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1360-1530
  • Avg GPA 3.88
  • Acceptance Rate 16%
  • Net Price $17,574

  • Private 4 Year
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • 4.0 | 14 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

University of Miami is a private university known for undergraduate marine science, business, and communications. The Coral Gables campus has Mediterranean-style buildings set among lakes and tropical landscaping.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Florida 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1320-1480
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 19%
  • Net Price $45,397

  • Private 4 Year
  • New York, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Yeshiva is a private Jewish university known for combining Jewish studies with undergraduate business, sciences, and liberal arts. Men and women study on separate urban campuses in Manhattan.

#9 Best Private Colleges in New York 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1340-1510
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Acceptance Rate 56%
  • Net Price $39,681

  • Private 4 Year
  • Lancaster, PA
  • 3.8 | 6 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Franklin and Marshall is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate government and the natural sciences. Most students live on a residential campus in the city of Lancaster.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1463
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 28%
  • Net Price $43,987

  • Private 4 Year
  • Lewisburg, PA
  • 3.7 | 3 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Bucknell is a selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, management, and the liberal arts. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small college town of Lewisburg.

#9 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1470
  • Avg GPA 3.62
  • Acceptance Rate 29%
  • Net Price $39,003

  • Private 4 Year
  • Dallas, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

SMU is a private university known for undergraduate business and the performing arts. The campus occupies University Park, a residential enclave within Dallas.

#3 Best Colleges in Texas 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1340-1490
  • Avg GPA 3.68
  • Acceptance Rate 63%
  • Net Price $48,179

  • Private 4 Year
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Colorado College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and geology. Students take one course at a time under the Block Plan in intensive three-and-a-half-week sessions.

#1 Best Value in Colorado 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1230-1460
  • Avg GPA 3.98
  • Acceptance Rate 18%
  • Net Price $36,123

  • Private 4 Year
  • Washington, DC
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 5 application deadline

George Washington is a private university known for undergraduate international affairs, political science, and public policy. The urban Foggy Bottom campus sits near the White House and major federal agencies.

#2 Best Colleges in District Of Columbia 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1350-1500
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.81
  • Acceptance Rate 47%
  • Net Price $46,485