2025 Best Creative Writing Schools in Indiana

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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for creative writing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 101 degrees in creative writing to qualified students.

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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 Indiana 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 Indiana

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 Indiana Schools in Creative Writing

1

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36.7% Growth in Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in creative writing. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.More information about a degree in creative writing from Purdue University - Main Campus

2

DePauw University
Greencastle, IN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in creative writing has to check out DePauw University. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Greencastle.More information about a degree in creative writing from DePauw University

Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	269
Michigan	915	166
Illinois	870	229
Wisconsin	672	38

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Creative Writing Related Rankings by Major

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	42
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	40
General Writing	20

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Notes and References

• 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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