by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,817 people earned their degree in creative writing, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 109 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in creative writing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their creative writing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reading Area Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. Reading Area Community College is a small public school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tompkins Cortland Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major. Tompkins Cortland Community College is a small school located in Dryden, New York that handed out 5 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Tompkins Cortland Community College
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized school located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota that handed out 9 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Creative Writing at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Finger Lakes Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Canandaigua, New York that handed out 4 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Creative Writing at Finger Lakes Community College
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
Adirondack Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Queensbury, New York, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
Normandale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #7. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomington, Minnesota. It awarded 5 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
North Hennepin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Creative Writing at North Hennepin Community College
College of Southern Nevada did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 12 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Berkeley City College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Creative Writing at Monroe Community College
Austin Community College District landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Austin Community College District
Lansing Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. Lansing Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Creative Writing at Lansing Community College
Delaware County Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Creative Writing at Delaware County Community College
Sinclair Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #15. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s creative writing degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Long Beach City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s creative writing degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. Grossmont College is a public institution located in El Cajon, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, St Charles Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. Located in Cottleville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Creative Writing at St Charles Community College
Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s creative writing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Warren County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. Warren County Community College is located in Washington, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Warren County Community College
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. Institute of American Indian Arts is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Institute of American Indian Arts Creative Writing Report
Foothill College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. Foothill College is a public institution located in Los Altos Hills, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Scottsdale Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Scottsdale Community College
GateWay Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. GateWay Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Creative Writing at GateWay Community College
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #19. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s creative writing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Estrella Mountain Community College
South Mountain Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. South Mountain Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Creative Writing at South Mountain Community College
Onondaga Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. OCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Onondaga Community College
College of the Desert did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #19. College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #19. SFCC is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Paradise Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #19. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Paradise Valley Community College
Rio Salado College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major list. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 3 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
National University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public institution located in Chandler, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chandler-Gilbert Community College Creative Writing Report
Phoenix College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
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