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 4 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for creative writing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 261 degrees in creative writing to qualified students.
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.
The creative writing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Creative Writing Schools in Ohio.
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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.
It's difficult to beat Miami University - Oxford if you want to pursue a degree in creative writing. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #134 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were about 46 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in creative writing. BGSU is a large public university located in the town of Bowling Green. This university ranks 18th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 26 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year.
Develop your creativity and gain practical skills with a creative writing degree program –featuring 100% online classes – through a bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
It is hard to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in creative writing. OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were about 24 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
Oberlin College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in creative writing. Located in the fringe town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 28 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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.
