2023 Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Hampshire

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Creative Writing for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 6,817 people earned their degree in creative writing, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States.

Across New Hampshire, there were 697 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Creative Writing for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in creative writing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great creative writing programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the creative writing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Creative Writing for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Creative Writing for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Creative Writing for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Hampshire

1

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Creative Writing for a Master’s list. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 101 diplomas to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.

SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list.Of the 134,345 students enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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2

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, New Hampshire

37 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Creative Writing for a Master’s. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s creative writing degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list.Of the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNH does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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