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Colby College BA in Creative Writing

Creative Writing is a concentration offered under the writing studies major at Colby College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in creative writing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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• Undergraduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing from Colby Cost?

Colby Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$56,930	$56,930
Fees	$2,500	$2,500
Books and Supplies	$850	$850
On Campus Room and Board	$15,295	$15,295
On Campus Other Expenses	$850	$850

Learn more about Colby tuition and fees.

Does Colby Offer an Online BA in Creative Writing?

Colby does not offer an online option for its creative writing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Colby Online Learning page.

Colby Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Creative Writing

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 20 bachelor’s degrees in creative writing handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 65.0% of the creative writing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 35.0% of creative writing bachelor’s degree recipients at Colby in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.