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2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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

Across Texas, there were 156 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the creative writing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in Texas (With Aid)

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Read more about Creative Writing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 19 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #4 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Creative Writing Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Creative Writing at UT Austin

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Creative Writing at UNT

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Creative Writing at Texas State

#7 in overall quality

University of Houston - Victoria ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s creative writing degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Victoria, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Victoria are $15,466.

Read full report on Creative Writing at UH Victoria

#7

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

University of Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Creative Writing Report

#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Creative Writing at SHSU

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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