2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in Michigan

If you pursue a master's degree in creative writing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #55 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of creative writing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 master's degrees in creative writing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Creative Writing School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in creative writing matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in Michigan ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for creative writing, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Creative Writing Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for creative writing.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Creative Writing in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in creative writing.

Most Well Attended Schools for Creative Writing Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

23 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in creative writing. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Michigan.

There were roughly 23 creative writing individuals who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in creative writing from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Central Michigan University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in creative writing. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Michigan.

There were about 9 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in creative writing from Central Michigan University

3

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northern Michigan University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in creative writing. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Marquette. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Michigan.

There were about 7 creative writing individuals who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in creative writing from Northern Michigan University

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Eastern Michigan University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in creative writing. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Michigan.

There were roughly 4 creative writing individuals who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in creative writing from Eastern Michigan University

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

WMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Michigan.

There were roughly 3 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in creative writing from Western Michigan University

 

Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Creative Writing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	86
Ohio	466	59
Indiana	352	26
Wisconsin	302	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Creative Writing

One of 4 majors within the Writing Studies area of study, Creative Writing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Writing	7
Rhetoric & Composition	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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