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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Creative Writing is the 118th most popular major in the country with 6,586 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 356 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in creative writing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great creative writing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the creative writing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree creative writing students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree creative writing students whose families make $75-$110k list, UTEP has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,123 for southwest region bachelor’s degree creative writing students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.

Read full report on Creative Writing at UTEP

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 59 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $20,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Creative Writing Report

#3

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $15,029 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full NSU Creative Writing Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SFASU is $18,653 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Creative Writing Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s creative writing degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,330 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Creative Writing Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s creative writing degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $34,587 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SMU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SMU Creative Writing Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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