2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 6,586 people earned their degree in creative writing, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 849 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 341 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the creative writing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in the Southeast Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s creative writing degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
UCA also took the #8 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNCW also took the #6 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,055 for southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.
Lee University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lee University is $17,696 for southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students list, Morehead State University has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Morehead State University is $12,421 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.
GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for George Mason University is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Spalding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.
Spalding also took the #13 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Spalding University is $25,992 for southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students.
Berry College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Berry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Berry, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Berry not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Berry is $23,014 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Queens University of Charlotte came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Queens University of Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students list, Queens has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $25,078 for southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students per year to attend Queens University of Charlotte.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Queens University of Charlotte
Guilford College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s creative writing degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Guilford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,996 for southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students per year to attend Guilford.
With a ranking of #10, Agnes Scott College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Agnes Scott is located in Decatur, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
Agnes Scott also made our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Agnes Scott College is $20,503 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Hollins University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Hollins University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students list, Hollins has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hollins is $20,603 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Roanoke College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Salem, Virginia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
Roanoke also took the #7 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Roanoke is $25,135 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
U Miami also made our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend U Miami is $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Creative Writing students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Emory University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.
Emory also made our “Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $23,734 for southeast region bachelor’s degree creative writing students per year to attend Emory.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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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