Writing Program at U of Michigan

<p>i've heard of university of michigan and that's it's a good school, but i haven't heard anything about thier humanities. i'm interested in majoring in creative writing...is thier progam any good??</p>

<p>School U. S. and World Report Ranking for graduate creative writing programs</p>

<ol>
<li>University of Iowa 4.5 </li>
<li>John Hopkins University (MD) 4.2 </li>
<li>University of Houston (TX) 4.2 </li>
<li>Columbia University (NY) 4.1 </li>
<li>University of Virginia 4.1 </li>
<li>New York University 4.0 </li>
<li>University of California, Irvine (CA) 4.0
8. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MI) 4.0 </li>
<li>University of Arizona 3.9 </li>
<li>Boston University 3.8 </li>
<li>Cornell University 3.8 </li>
<li>University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MA) 3.8 </li>
<li>University of Montana (MT) 3.8 </li>
<li>University of Washington 3.8 </li>
<li>Washington University (MO) 3.8 </li>
<li>Brown University (RI) 3.7 </li>
<li>Indiana University, Bloomington (IN) 3.7 </li>
<li>University of Arkansas (AR) 3.7 </li>
<li>University of Utah 3.7 </li>
<li>Arizona State University 3.6 </li>
<li>Emerson College (MA) 3.6 </li>
<li>George Mason University (VA) 3.6 </li>
<li>Hollins College (VA) 3.6 </li>
<li>Sarah Lawrence College (NY) 3.6 </li>
<li>Syracuse University (NY) 3.6 </li>
<li>University of Florida 3.6 </li>
<li>University of Maryland, College Park (MD) 3.6 </li>
<li>University of Pittsburgh 3.6 </li>
<li>Warren Wilson College (NC) 3.6 </li>
<li>University of California, Davis (CA) 3.5 </li>
<li>University of Southern Mississippi (MS) 3.5 </li>
<li>University of Texas, Austin (TX) 3.5 </li>
<li>Iowa State University 3.4 </li>
<li>University of Missouri, Columbia (MO) 3.4 </li>
<li>University of Oregon 3.4 </li>
<li>University of Southern California (CA) 3.4 </li>
<li>Bennington College (CT) 3.3 </li>
<li>CUNY–City College of New York (NY) 3.3 </li>
<li>Florida State University 3.3 </li>
<li>Ohio University 3.3 </li>
<li>Ohio State University 3.3 </li>
<li>Penn State University, University Park ¶ 3.3 </li>
<li>University of Alabama (AL) 3.3 </li>
<li>University of Denver (CO) 3.3 </li>
<li>University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC) 3.3 </li>
<li>San Francisco State University 3.2 </li>
<li>University of Cincinnati 3.2 </li>
<li>University of New Hampshire 3.2 </li>
<li>Western Michigan University (MI) 3.2 </li>
<li>American University (DC) 3.1 </li>
<li>Colorado State University (CO) 3.1 </li>
<li>Eastern Washington University 3.1 </li>
<li>Georgia State University 3.1 </li>
<li>New Mexico State University (NM) 3.1 </li>
<li>Saint Mary’s College of California 3.1 </li>
<li>San Diego State University 3.1 </li>
<li>Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (IL) 3.1 </li>
<li>Temple University ¶ 3.1 </li>
<li>University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) 3.1 </li>
<li>Virginia Commonwealth University 3.1 </li>
<li>Wichita State University (KS) 3.1 </li>
<li>Brooklyn College (NY) 3.0 </li>
<li>California State University, Fresno (CA) 3.0 </li>
<li>Mills College (CA) 3.0 </li>
<li>SUNY, Albany 3.0 </li>
<li>University of Georgia 3.0 </li>
<li>University of Hawaii, Mano (HW) 3.0 </li>
<li>University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign (IL) 3.0 </li>
<li>University of Minnesota (MN) 3.0 </li>
<li>Vermont College of Norwich University (VT) 3.0 </li>
<li>SUNY–Binghamton (NY) 3.0</li>
</ol>

<p>^ Some of the programs above do not offer undergraduate creative writing BA degrees. I’d suggest you go on the websites and check them out. :)</p>

<p>Michigan is very strong in the humanities and has a highly regarded Creative Writing program.</p>

<p>UM has great programs for both UG and grad in CW. Check out the Hopwood Program for CW:</p>

<p>[U-M</a> Hopwood Program: Home](<a href=“http://www.lsa.umich.edu/english/hopwood/]U-M”>http://www.lsa.umich.edu/english/hopwood/)</p>

<p>Last year my D had the opportunity of taking a Freshman seminar on short story writing taught by the Chair of the Hopwood program, it was a wonderful experience.</p>