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2024 Best Creative Writing Schools in Tennessee

4 Colleges in Tennessee
38 Creative Writing Degrees Awarded
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.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of creative writing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 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 Tennessee The creative writing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Creative Writing rankings. For our Best Overall Creative Writing School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Creative Writing Degree Level

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

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 Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Creative Writing in Tennessee

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.

Top Tennessee Schools in Creative Writing

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN

Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in creative writing. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TN

Sewanee - The University of the South is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in creative writing. Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Sewanee. This university ranks 4th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 5 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Sewanee in the most recent data year.

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN

Every student who is interested in creative writing needs to check out Lee University. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

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

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in creative writing. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

University of Memphis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in creative writing. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. This university ranks 9th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 7 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.

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Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Creative Writing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 121
North Carolina 710 178
Georgia 690 92
Virginia 630 169
South Carolina 530 36
Kentucky 518 48
Mississippi 501 25
Alabama 500 20
Louisiana 489 43
Arkansas 466 45
West Virginia 410 9

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Creative Writing is one of 4 different types of Writing Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Creative Writing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Rhetoric & Composition 16
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing 5

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