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2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

7 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master's in Ohio

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,586 people earned their degree in creative writing, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States.

Across Ohio, there were 277 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in creative writing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent creative writing programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in Ohio

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s creative writing degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Creative Writing Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Creative Writing at Miami University - Oxford

#3

Ashland University

Ashland, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashland University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Ashland University is a small school located in Ashland, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree creative writing students list, Ashland has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ashland University are $6,444, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Creative Writing at Ashland

#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University also made our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Creative Writing at Youngstown State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 6 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Creative Writing at University of Akron Main Campus

#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.

Cleveland State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Creative Writing at Cleveland State University

#7 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree creative writing students list, Kent State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kent State University at Kent Creative Writing Report

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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