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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 6,817 people earned their degree in creative writing, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 1,388 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 832 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #2 spot on the list. Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 133 bachelors’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goddard College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region. Goddard College is located in Plainfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Farmington. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region. University of Maine at Farmington is a small school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 16 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Creative Writing at University of Maine at Farmington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby - Sawyer College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region list. Colby - Sawyer is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, New Hampshire. It awarded 5 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wheaton College Massachusetts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small school located in Norton, Massachusetts that handed out 9 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Wheaton College Massachusetts
Colby College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s creative writing degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 91%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Southern New Hampshire University is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 489 bachelors’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
Full Southern New Hampshire University Creative Writing Report
Wellesley College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s creative writing degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #11, Northern Vermont University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s creative writing degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Brandeis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s creative writing degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #13, New England College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region list. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s creative writing degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Lesley University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Roger Williams University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s creative writing students 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%.
Providence College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence, Rhode Island 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 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Western New England University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bennington College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. Bennington College is located in Bennington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Salem State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region list. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Salem State University
Salve Regina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Creative Writing Report
Simmons University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Simmons is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #24, Dartmouth College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rhode Island College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized public school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Holy Cross ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Creative Writing at College of the Holy Cross
Suffolk University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bard College at Simon’s Rock came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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