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.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of creative writing. Combined, these schools handed out 202 degrees in creative writing to qualified students.
The creative writing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Creative Writing rankings. For our Best Overall Creative Writing School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Creative Writing Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Missouri State University - Springfield is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in creative writing. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in creative writing has to take a look at University of Missouri - Kansas City. UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 14th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 6 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.
Develop your creativity and gain practical skills with a creative writing degree program –featuring 100% online classes – through a bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
It's hard to beat Truman State University if you wish to pursue a degree in creative writing. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 20 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent data year.
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).
The creative writing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Creative Writing rankings. For our Best Overall Creative Writing School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
