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Overview for 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.

Careers for Creative Writing Majors

A major in Creative Writing is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Creative Writing

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Creative Writing among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
 Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture
Santa Fe, NM
 7
(30.4%)
 $2,700 
Chester College of New England
Chester, NH
 9
(29.0%)
Open Admissions$15,930 
Emerson College
Boston, MA
 146
(17.4%)
Highly Selective$27,366 
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Taylor University-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
 9
(13.2%)
 $20,074 
Knox College
Galesburg, IL
 24
(9.6%)
Moderately Selective$29,178 
College of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM
 11
(9.2%)
Less Selective$26,072 
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA
 11
(6.8%)
Highly Selective$28,200 
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Wells College
Aurora, NY
 5
(6.1%)
Moderately Selective$17,810 
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME
 26
(5.5%)
Less Selective$14,837 
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
 7
(5.2%)
Less Selective$21,384 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.