by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Creative Writing is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,817 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 419 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 158 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in creative writing. To top this list, a school must have a successful creative writing program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree creative writing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 23 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 15 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Creative Writing at University of Arizona
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Institute of American Indian Arts is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 14 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Creative Writing Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Creative Writing Report
With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 6 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Creative Writing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s creative writing degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma City University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. 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.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 4 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Sam Houston State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Creative Writing Report
With a ranking of #18, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Creative Writing Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
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