Creative Writing Colleges

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.

Huntingdon College

Montgomery, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,250 per year

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,440 per year (In-District)
$ 5,544 per year (In-State)
$ 6,192 per year (Out-of-State)

Prescott College

Prescott, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,280 per year

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,394 per year (In-State)
$ 13,578 per year (Out-of-State)

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,432 per year (In-State)
$ 6,864 per year (Out-of-State)

Berkeley City College

Berkeley, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 728 per year (In-State)
$ 5,488 per year (Out-of-State)

Chapman University

Orange, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,050 per year

College of the Desert

Palm Desert, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 624 per year (In-State)
$ 4,248 per year (Out-of-State)

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,950 per year

Colorado Christian University

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,590 per year

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,048 per year

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 33,992 per year

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,804 per year

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,250 per year

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,906 per year

University of Miami

Miami, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 29,020 per year

Agnes Scott College

Decatur, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,260 per year

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,400 per year

Albertson College of Idaho

Caldwell, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,050 per year

Lewis-Clark State College

Lewiston, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,714 per year (In-State)
$ 10,266 per year (Out-of-State)

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,588 per year

Knox College

Galesburg, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,815 per year

Millikin University

Decatur, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,696 per year

North Central College

Naperville, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,528 per year

Bethel College

Mishawaka, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,950 per year

Indiana Wesleyan University

Marion, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,184 per year

Saint Josephs College

Rensselaer, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,960 per year

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,838 per year

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,570 per year

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,100 per year

Loras College

Dubuque, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,990 per year

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,170 per year

Colby College

Waterville, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 41,770 per year

University of Maine at Farmington

Farmington, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,010 per year (In-State)
$ 12,240 per year (Out-of-State)

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,620 per year

Loyola College in Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,683 per year

Bard College at Simons Rock

Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,834 per year

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,532 per year

Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 910 per year (In-State)
$ 7,050 per year (Out-of-State)

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,064 per year

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,390 per year (In-State)
$ 14,850 per year (Out-of-State)

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,550 per year

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,328 per year (In-State)
$ 9,072 per year (Out-of-State)

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,877 per year (In-State)
$ 11,486 per year (Out-of-State)

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,246 per year

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,366 per year

MacAlester College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,474 per year

Southwest Minnesota State University

Marshall, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,016 per year

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,300 per year

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,576 per year

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,133 per year (In-State)
$ 12,180 per year (Out-of-State)

Chester College of New England

Chester, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,900 per year

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,770 per year

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,366 per year

Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham

Madison, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,364 per year

College of Santa Fe

Santa Fe, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,530 per year

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture

Santa Fe, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,400 per year

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,924 per year

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,000 per year (In-State)
$ 8,640 per year (Out-of-State)

Hamilton College

Clinton, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 33,150 per year

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,194 per year

Methodist College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,580 per year

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,205 per year (In-State)
$ 15,403 per year (Out-of-State)

St Andrews Presbyterian College

Laurinburg, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,890 per year

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,928 per year (In-State)
$ 11,863 per year (Out-of-State)

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,329 per year (In-State)
$ 8,888 per year (Out-of-State)

Ashland University

Ashland, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,314 per year

Bluffton University

Bluffton, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,028 per year

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,314 per year (In-State)
$ 14,310 per year (Out-of-State)

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,433 per year

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,400 per year

Southern Nazarene University

Bethany, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,870 per year

Linfield College

Mcminnville, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,790 per year

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,908 per year

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,592 per year

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,754 per year

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,650 per year

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,480 per year

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,840 per year

Converse College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,176 per year

Wofford College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,130 per year

Bethel College

Mckenzie, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,016 per year

Carson-Newman College

Jefferson City, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,500 per year

McMurry University

Abilene, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,300 per year

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,846 per year

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,930 per year (In-State)
$ 12,210 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,200 per year (In-State)
$ 7,824 per year (Out-of-State)

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,573 per year (In-State)
$ 9,008 per year (Out-of-State)

Burlington College

Burlington, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,670 per year

Green Mountain College

Poultney, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,604 per year

Johnson State College

Johnson, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,312 per year (In-State)
$ 13,632 per year (Out-of-State)

Marlboro College

Marlboro, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 26,940 per year

Emory and Henry College

Emory, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,530 per year

Randolph-Macon Woman's College

Lynchburg, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,550 per year

Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,230 per year

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,044 per year (In-State)
$ 13,317 per year (Out-of-State)

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,040 per year

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,905 per year

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,113 per year (In-State)
$ 14,064 per year (Out-of-State)

Alderson Broaddus College

Philippi, West Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,970 per year

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, West Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,250 per year

Wheeling Jesuit University

Wheeling, West Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,000 per year

Beloit College

Beloit, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 26,664 per year

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,130 per year

Lakeland College

Plymouth, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,100 per year