If you pursue a degree in creative writing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #120 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for creative writing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 34 degrees in creative writing to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Creative Writing Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of creative writing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in creative writing has to check out Fairfield University. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield. A Best Colleges rank of #163 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were about 24 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Southern Connecticut State University if you want to pursue a degree in creative writing. SCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. This university ranks 12th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 4 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Connecticut State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in creative writing. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 4 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at WestConn in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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