2025 Best Creative Writing Schools in Maine

If you pursue a degree in creative writing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #120 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for creative writing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 degrees in creative writing annually.

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Pick Your Creative Writing Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Creative Writing Schools in Maine list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Creative Writing in Maine

The schools below may not offer all types of creative writing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Maine Schools in Creative Writing

1

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Creative Writing Degrees Awarded

20.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in creative writing has to take a look at University of Southern Maine. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in creative writing from University of Southern Maine

2

University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maine at Farmington is a good choice for students interested in a degree in creative writing. Located in the remote area of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public university with a small student population.More information about a degree in creative writing from University of Maine at Farmington

Best Creative Writing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Creative Writing Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	416
Connecticut	538	34
Rhode Island	436	64
New Hampshire	395	627
Vermont	352	120

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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.

Majors Similar to Creative Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Rhetoric & Composition	19
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	1

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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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