2025 Best Creative Writing Schools in Idaho

Ranked #120 in popularity, creative writing is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Creative Writing Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 degrees in creative writing annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Creative Writing Schools List

Creative Writing Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Creative Writing Schools in Idaho list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Creative Writing in Idaho

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the creative writing degree levels they offer.

Top Idaho Schools in Creative Writing

1

Boise State University
Boise, ID

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in creative writing needs to take a look at Boise State University. Boise State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boise.More information about a degree in creative writing from Boise State University

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in creative writing has to take a look at University of Idaho. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in creative writing from University of Idaho

Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	597	40
Colorado	590	118
Montana	340	21
Wyoming	278	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Creative Writing

One of 4 majors within the Writing Studies area of study, Creative Writing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Creative Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	28
Rhetoric & Composition	24

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.