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from US News, for what that is worth: U. S. and World Report Ranking for graduate creative writing programs 1. University of Iowa 4.5 2. John Hopkins University (MD) 4.2 3. University of Houston (TX) 4.2 4. Columbia University (NY) 4.1 5. University of Virginia 4.1 6. New York University 4.0 7. University of California, Irvine (CA) 4.0 8. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MI) 4.0 9. University of Arizona 3.9 10. Boston University 3.8 11. Cornell University 3.8 12. University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MA) 3.8 13. University of Montana (MT) 3.8 14. University of Washington 3.8 15. Washington University (MO) 3.8 16. Brown University (RI) 3.7 17. Indiana University, Bloomington (IN) 3.7 18. University of Arkansas (AR) 3.7 19. University of Utah 3.7 20. Arizona State University 3.6 21. Emerson College (MA) 3.6 22. George Mason University (VA) 3.6 23. Hollins College (VA) 3.6 24. Sarah Lawrence College (NY) 3.6 25. Syracuse University (NY) 3.6 26. University of Florida 3.6 27. University of Maryland, College Park (MD) 3.6 28. University of Pittsburgh 3.6 29. Warren Wilson College (NC) 3.6 30. University of California, Davis (CA) 3.5 31. University of Southern Mississippi (MS) 3.5 32. University of Texas, Austin (TX) 3.5 33. Iowa State University 3.4 34. University of Missouri, Columbia (MO) 3.4 35. University of Oregon 3.4 36. University of Southern California (CA) 3.4 37. Bennington College (CT) 3.3 38. CUNY--City College of New York (NY) 3.3 39. Florida State University 3.3 40. Ohio University 3.3 41. Ohio State University 3.3 42. Penn State University, University Park (PA) 3.3 43. University of Alabama (AL) 3.3 44. University of Denver (CO) 3.3 45. University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC) 3.3 46. San Francisco State University 3.2 47. University of Cincinnati 3.2 48. University of New Hampshire 3.2 49. Western Michigan University (MI) 3.2 50. American University (DC) 3.1 51. Colorado State University (CO) 3.1 52. Eastern Washington University 3.1 53. Georgia State University 3.1 54. New Mexico State University (NM) 3.1 55. Saint Mary's College of California 3.1 56. San Diego State University 3.1 57. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (IL) 3.1 58. Temple University (PA) 3.1 59. University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) 3.1 60. Virginia Commonwealth University 3.1 61. Wichita State University (KS) 3.1 62. Brooklyn College (NY) 3.0 63. California State University, Fresno (CA) 3.0 64. Mills College (CA) 3.0 65. SUNY, Albany 3.0 66. University of Georgia 3.0 67. University of Hawaii, Mano (HW) 3.0 68. University of Illinois, Urbana--Champaign (IL) 3.0 69. University of Minnesota (MN) 3.0 70. Vermont College of Norwich University (VT) 3.0 71. SUNY--Binghamton (NY) 3.0

Well, we don't know your GPA or ACT/SAT test scores, so it's hard to tell what kind of schools you should be looking at. In State(Ohio): Ohio State University Miami University-Oxford Ohio University Out of State: University of Indiana--Bloomington University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Penn State University Private Schools: Dayton University Case Western Reserve University University of Notre Dame Marquette University Those are a few universities that you could check out.

A lot...so what area of the country would you like? Some examples: -Ohio University - University of South Carolina- Columbia - University of Miami - University of Massachusetts- Amherst - University of Florida - University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill - Indiana University - Ohio State University - University of Michigan - Eller College - McDaniel College - High Point - Trinity (TX) - SouthernNew Hampshire - Texas A&M - California Baptist - Salem State - George Mason - Slipper Rock - Western Carolina U - Howard U - Marietta College - Indiana State - Conzaga U -Dominican U of California - U Missouri - Central Michigan - Ball State - Washington State - Guilford - Western Organ - Wichita State

1. Michigan State University 2. Pennsylvania State University 3. Ohio University 4. Stanford University 5. University of Virginia 6. Indiana University 7. Columbia University 8. University of Michigan Ann Arbor 9. Ohio State University 10. Vanderbilt University 11. University of California Berkeley 12. University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign 13. Harvard University 14. University of Georgia 15. University of California Los Angeles 16. University of Washington 17. University of Maryland 18. University of Minnesota 19. University of Southern California 20. George Washington University

Emerson was named one of the most 'gay friendly' colleges, and it has a very good journalism program. These are other 'gay friendly' schools: American University (DC) Ball State University (IN) Binghamton University - SUNY (NY) Bowdoin College (ME) Bucknell University (PA) Carleton College (MN) Colgate University (NY) College of Wooster (OH) Colorado College Colorado State University Connecticut College Davidson College (NC) Denison University (OH) DePauw University (IN) Duke University (NC) Eugene Lang College (NY) George Mason University (VA) Gettysburg College (PA) Goucher College (MD) Grinnell College (IA) Hamilton College (NY) Haverford College (PA) Hawaii Pacific University Hendrix College (AR) Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY) Hood College (MD) Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University James Madison University (VA) Juniata College (PA) Le Moyne College (NY) Long Island University (NY) Lycoming College (PA) Marquette University (WI) Miami University (OH) Michigan State University Mount Holyoke College (MA) New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University (MA) Oberlin College (OH) Ohio State University Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Old Dominion University (VA) Pennsylvania State University Randolph-Macon College (VA) Reed College (OR) Roger Williams University (RI) Shepherd University (WV) Simon's Rock College of Bard (MA) South Carolina State University Suffolk University (MA) Susquehanna University (PA) Swarthmore College (PA) Trinity College (CT) Tulane University (LA) University of Colorado-Boulder University of Georgia University of Iowa University of Maine University of Maryland - College Park University of Massachusetts – Amherst University of Michigan University of New Orleans (LA) University of Pennsylvania University of Puget Sound (WA) University of Rochester (NY) University of Scranton (PA) University of South Carolina University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse Utica College (NY) Virginia Commonwealth University Washington & Lee University (VA) Washington College (MD) Wells College (NY) Wheaton College (MA) York College of Pennsylvania Good schools on that list that are especially good for journalism include UPenn, UVA, U Mass Amherst, NYU, and American. Use the Princeton Review for college-finding...or a better bet is to buy one of the college guides from a bookstore, like Fiske.