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

Creative Writing is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #55 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the most popular for creative writing students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 master's degrees in creative writing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Creative Writing Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. 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 Mississippi

The following list ranks 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

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Mississippi University for Women is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in creative writing. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Mississippi. More information about a master’s in creative writing from Mississippi University for Women

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Mississippi 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 University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Mississippi. More information about a master’s in creative writing from University of Mississippi

 

Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Creative Writing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	105
Georgia	361	40
North Carolina	323	148
Virginia	305	68
Tennessee	296	26
South Carolina	251	28
Alabama	248	14
Kentucky	248	59
Louisiana	235	44
Arkansas	184	22
West Virginia	154	18

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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.

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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