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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 872 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

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.

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Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree creative writing students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Creative Writing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

Full UC Creative Writing Report

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree creative writing students list, WMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Creative Writing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Michigan University 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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