2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 501 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 38 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.
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Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree creative writing students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tampa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.
UT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT are $11,870, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens University of Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Queens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Queens also took the #8 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Queens are $14,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spalding University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Spalding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding are $12,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbus, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at MUW are $7,525, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 38 schools in the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
UNCW also took the #10 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286.
Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s creative writing degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Sewanee is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 6 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
Sewanee also made our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sewanee are $18,243.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s creative writing degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also made our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Georgia College & State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 9 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College are $20,868, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida Atlantic University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 8 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU also took the #24 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Central Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 14 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also made our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657.
Hollins University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Hollins University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Roanoke, Virginia. It awarded 10 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hollins, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hollins University are $18,005.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 9 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK also took the #18 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #15, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 31 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.
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McNeese State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. McNeese is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 7 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at McNeese State University are $16,386.
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West Virginia University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s creative writing degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 9 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree creative writing students list, UF has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Western Kentucky University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 7 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Mississippi ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #25, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Coastal Carolina University are $19,836.
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