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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in Ohio

9 Colleges in Ohio

62 Master's Degrees

Creative Writing is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #55 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the most popular for creative writing students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 62 master's degrees in creative writing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Creative Writing School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in creative writing matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in Ohio ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of creative writing students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for creative writing.

Featured Creative Writing Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

MFA in Creative Writing - Online

Embrace your passion for storytelling and learn the professional writing skills you'll need to succeed with our online MFA in Creative Writing. Write your novel or short story collection while earning a certificate in the Online Teaching of Writing or Professional Writing, with no residency requirement.

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MA in English & Creative Writing

Refine your writing skills and take a step toward furthering your career with this online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Low-Residency MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction

Harness your passion for storytelling with SNHU's Mountainview Low-Residency MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction. In this small, two-year creative writing program, students work one-on-one with our distinguished faculty remotely for most of the semester but convene for weeklong intensive residencies in June and January. At residencies, students critique each other's work face-to-face, meet with major authors, agents and editors and learn how to teach at the college level.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Creative Writing in Ohio

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in creative writing.

Most Well Attended Schools for Creative Writing Students Working on Their Master's

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in creative writing has to look into Miami University - Oxford. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Ohio.

There were about 20 creative writing individuals who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ashland University
Ashland, OH

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Ashland University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in creative writing. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Ohio.

There were roughly 13 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Ashland in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in creative writing. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Ohio.

There were about 10 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Cleveland State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in creative writing. Cleveland State University is a large public university located in the city of Cleveland. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Ohio.

There were approximately 7 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland State University in the most recent data year.

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University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#7 Best Quality In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Ohio.

There were approximately 6 creative writing individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Youngstown State University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Youngstown. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Ohio.

There were approximately 3 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in creative writing in Ohio.

There were approximately 3 creative writing individuals who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.

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Antioch University - Midwest
Yellow Springs, OH

Located in the rural area of Yellow Springs, Antioch University McGregor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. More information about a master’s in creative writing from Antioch University - Midwest

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in creative writing from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Creative Writing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	86
Michigan	470	51
Indiana	352	26
Wisconsin	302	8

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One of 4 majors within the Writing Studies area of study, Creative Writing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	33
Other Rhetoric & Composition/Writing Studies	7
General Writing	4
Rhetoric & Composition	2

Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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