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Pocatello, Idaho is home to about 58,231 residents. In Idaho, the top-earning creative writing-related role is Writer and Author at a median $56,360 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer creative writing programs near Pocatello, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pocatello city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Pocatello. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Idaho schools on the Idaho creative writing page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (Idaho, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Writer and Author | $56,360 |
| Editor | N/A |
| English Language and Literature Teacher, Postsecondary | N/A |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 88.9 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying creative writing-related roles in Idaho are: Writer and Author ($56,360). Wages for Pocatello workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Idaho Falls, ID is 47.7 miles from Pocatello and has its own set of local creative writing programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Pocatello:
Data verified: September 1, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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