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2024 Best Creative Writing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
251 Creative Writing Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #120 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Creative Writing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 251 degrees in creative writing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Creative Writing School

Best Creative Writing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of creative writing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for creative writing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Creative Writing Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Creative Writing
Master's Degrees in Creative Writing

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Creative Writing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Creative Writing in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you aren't 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.

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Creative Writing

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
54 Creative Writing Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in creative writing has to look into University of Denver. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 54 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in creative writing from University of Denver

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ID
5.3% Growth in Graduates

Boise State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in creative writing. Boise State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boise. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 19 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in creative writing from Boise State University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
35.7% Growth in Graduates

Weber State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in creative writing. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 28 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in creative writing from Weber State University

4
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Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CO

Colorado College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in creative writing. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #345 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 11 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Colorado College in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CO

Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in creative writing from University of Colorado Boulder

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
61.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were about 18 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in creative writing from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CO
41.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 29th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 17 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Western in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in creative writing from Western Colorado University

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in creative writing from Brigham Young University - Provo

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MT
33.3% Growth in Graduates

UM is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Missoula. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were approximately 18 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in creative writing from The University of Montana

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Naropa University
Boulder, CO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CO

Naropa is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boulder. This university ranks 33rd out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 12 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Naropa in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Creative Writing Colleges by State

Explore the best creative writing colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 40
Colorado 590 118
Idaho 446 52
Montana 340 21
Wyoming 278 2

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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
Rhetoric & Composition 108
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing 83
General Writing 35

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