24 Best colleges for Creative Writing in California, US
Below is the list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 178K citations received by 6.16K academic papers made by 24 universities in California was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
Please note that our approach to topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.
Closest to California states to learn Creative Writing
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | 69 |
| Utah | 3 | 48 |
| Arizona | 3 | 19 |
| Idaho | 3 | 190 |
| Washington | 4 | 10 |
| Colorado | 6 | 43 |
| Texas | 20 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 89 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 22 |
| Iowa | 4 | 36 |
| Missouri | 6 | 35 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 87 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 8 |
| Illinois | 11 | 5 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 185 |
| Indiana | 7 | 21 |
| Michigan | 8 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 59 |
| Alabama | 3 | 62 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 72 |
| Ohio | 14 | 4 |
| Georgia | 7 | 20 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 90 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 24 |
| Virginia | 9 | 42 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 12 |
| Florida | 9 | 27 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 45 |
| Maryland | 5 | 23 |
| New York | 28 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 25 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 76 |
| Maine | 4 | 160 |