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Accredited Online Creative Writing Programs

Full Sail University, the highest ranking school below, will train students through its creative writing programs to become creative writers, writers, storytellers, freelances, etc. and set them up well for future employment. At present, there are 43,390 people employed as writers and authors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $64,560. Technical writers make on average $65,610 per year and there are about 46,270 of them employed today according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• establishing their credibility with editors and readers through strong research
• developing original written materials for books
• advertising copy for use in publications or for broadcasting

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Total Programs	14
Subject Areas	31





Creative Writing Masters - Online

In the Creative Writing Master of Fine Arts Online Degree Program, storytelling is not merely taught as it relates to the typical output mediums of print and publishing, but it also teaches you the necessary skills to explore a professional creative writing career within the world of entertainment.

Prereq Info	http://online.fullsail.edu/admissions/overview/requirements
Prereq GPA	2.5
Prereq Degree	A baccalaureate degree or higher level degree from another accredited postsecondary educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, which prepares them for the educational program objectives of the Master of Science Degree Program
Credit Transfer Restrictions	Students who have applied to Full Sail may request credit for previous education. To be eligible for transfer credit, applicants must have successfully completed courses from another accredited postsecondary educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education similar in scope and content to Full Sail courses, and received a grade of C or better. For the Entertainment Business and Music Business Bachelor of Science Degree Programs, graduates with an associate’s degree or higher from another accredited postsecondary educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be eligible to transfer credits towards the completion of this degree. To be eligible, the previous degree should be related to the educational program objectives of the Entertainment Business Bachelor’s Degree.
Courses	The Art of Visual Storytelling » Multimedia Terms and Genres » Literary Research » Character Creation and Development » Script Analysis and Criticism » Film Screenwriting and Storyboarding » Writing for Games » Storytelling and Storyboarding for Animation » Editing for Film, Game, and Animation Scripts » Creative Writing Portfolio I » Creative Writing Portfolio II » The Business of Creative Writing » The Business of Creative Writing » Character Creation and Development » Creative Writing Portfolio I » Creative Writing Portfolio II » Editing for Film, Game, and Animation Scripts » Film Screenwriting and Storyboarding » Literary Research » Multimedia Terms and Genres » Script Analysis and Criticism » Storytelling and Storyboarding for Animation » Writing for Games »

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Total Programs	66
Subject Areas	109





Freelance Writer

Learn the skills you need to begin a career as a Freelance Writer — at home, at your own pace, with Penn Foster Career School. You need certain skills to begin a career in Freelance Writing. The Penn Foster Career School Freelance Writer Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently. You will learn about: * The business of writing and getting in the writing habit * Reference sources for writers, types of fiction and nonfiction * Using the Writer’s Market * Submitting manuscripts and working with agents and editors

Prereq Degree	High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Credit Transfer Restrictions	Credit transfer is decided upon on a case by case and program by program basis. Please contact the institution for more information
Courses	Instruction Set 1 » Instruction Set 2 » Instruction Set 3 » Instruction Set 4 » Instruction Set 5 » Instruction Set 6 »

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Top 20 US Creative Writing Schools (campus and online)

Columbia University in the City of New York
Total Programs	192
Number of Subjects	141
Rank in USA	4th

Brown University
Total Programs	135
Number of Subjects	88
Rank in USA	9th

University of Southern California
Total Programs	251
Number of Subjects	166
Rank in USA	10th

Northwestern University
Total Programs	197
Number of Subjects	139
Rank in USA	11th

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Total Programs	67
Number of Subjects	67
Rank in USA	12th

New York University
Total Programs	204
Number of Subjects	146
Rank in USA	13th

Dartmouth College
Total Programs	88
Number of Subjects	68
Rank in USA	14th

University of Virginia-Main Campus
Total Programs	106
Number of Subjects	103
Rank in USA	16th

Vanderbilt University
Total Programs	144
Number of Subjects	81
Rank in USA	17th

The University of Texas at Austin
Total Programs	169
Number of Subjects	141
Rank in USA	18th

Johns Hopkins University
Total Programs	178
Number of Subjects	136
Rank in USA	19th

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Total Programs	215
Number of Subjects	164
Rank in USA	23rd

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Total Programs	243
Number of Subjects	168
Rank in USA	26th

Emory University
Total Programs	112
Number of Subjects	89
Rank in USA	30th

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Total Programs	279
Number of Subjects	183
Rank in USA	31st

Boston University
Total Programs	6
Number of Subjects	124
Rank in USA	32nd

University of Georgia
Total Programs	197
Number of Subjects	156
Rank in USA	38th

Carnegie Mellon University
Total Programs	167
Number of Subjects	115
Rank in USA	44th

Michigan State University
Total Programs	220
Number of Subjects	164
Rank in USA	45th

University of California-Irvine
Total Programs	120
Number of Subjects	90
Rank in USA	49th