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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Creative Writing for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Creative Writing for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Creative Writing for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across North Carolina, there were 178 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Creative Writing for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in creative writing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent creative writing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Creative Writing for a Master’s

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

Top 3 Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Creative Writing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NC State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at North Carolina State University]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Creative Writing for a Master’s. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s creative writing degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.According to our most recent data, UNC Greensboro supports 19,764 students, and 885 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 329 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Creative Writing for a Master’s list. UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina at Wilmington supports 17,915 students, and 1,169 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 659 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,129. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina at Wilmington does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Wilmington]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-wilmington/student-life/veterans/)

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