2025 Best Creative Writing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Creative Writing is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #106 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Creative Writing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 bachelor's degrees in creative writing to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on creative writing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other creative writing students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized creative writing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for creative writing students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Creative Writing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Creative Writing in Maryland

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Creative Writing

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in creative writing. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University

2

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in creative writing needs to take a look at Loyola University Maryland. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in creative writing from Loyola University Maryland

Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Creative Writing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	316
Pennsylvania	698	233
New Jersey	351	28
District of Columbia	226	17

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Creative Writing Related Rankings by Major

Creative Writing is one of 4 different types of Writing Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Creative Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Writing	16

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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