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 3 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for creative writing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 97 degrees in creative writing annually.
Your choice of creative writing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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.
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 New Jersey.
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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 is difficult to beat Monmouth University if you want to pursue a degree in creative writing. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 5 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent data year.
Rutgers University - Newark is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in creative writing. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public university located in the city of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #164 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a good option for students interested in a degree in creative writing. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 44th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 39 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at FDU 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).
Your choice of creative writing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
