2027 Best Creative Writing Schools in Connecticut
Creative Writing programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their creative writing programs.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for creative writing students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Creative Writing in Connecticut
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the creative writing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Creative Writing
Fairfield University tops our 2027 ranking of the best creative writing schools. Fairfield University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield. Fairfield University graduates 84% of students within six years. About 30 creative writing degrees were awarded at Fairfield University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, creative writing degree recipients from Fairfield University generally make around $50,135. Typical student debt for the program is $26,687.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
