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2024 Best Creative Writing Schools in Minnesota

5 Colleges in Minnesota
193 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for creative writing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 193 degrees in creative writing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Creative Writing School

Best Creative Writing Schools in Minnesota 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. 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.

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 Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 Minnesota

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.

Top Minnesota Schools in Creative Writing

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MN

It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in creative writing. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in creative writing from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MN

Any student who is interested in creative writing has to take a look at Metropolitan State University. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

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

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

3
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Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
61 Creative Writing Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in creative writing has to look into Hamline University. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 61 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in creative writing from Hamline University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MN

Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in creative writing. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.

There were about 10 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in creative writing from Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN

Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 19 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Augsburg in the most recent data year.

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Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 693 177
Iowa 648 106
Kansas 599 25
Nebraska 500 34
South Dakota 381 0

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Rhetoric & Composition 201
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing 45
General Writing 12

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