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403 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in North America
Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing at Sam Houston State University is designed to assist students in their development as writers of fiction, poetry, and/or creative nonfiction; to provide practical, hands-on experience in the field of editing and publishing;
Writing for Dramatic Media
The Writing for Dramatic Media certificate at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is designed to bring added value to a graduate degree that is not in Film. It has been awarded to English, Creative Writing, Law, Journalism, and Theatre students. In enhances the candidates’ career opportunities in those fields.
Pan-European Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
The Master in Pan-European Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program from Cedar Crest College study fiction, poetry, nonfiction, travel writing, screenwriting, or a dual genre with award-winning faculty members in inspiring locations across Europe.
Writing for Performance and the Entertainment Industries MicroMaster
EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Writing for Performance and the Entertainment Industries MicroMaster in collaboration with University of Cambridge - CambridgeX.
Creative Writing
The Creative Writing degree at Southern Illinois University is a studio-academic program designed to assist talented students in developing their skills as poets or fiction writers. While the MFA is the accepted credential for teachers of creative writing, our program gives primary emphasis to the development of students as writers.
Motion Pictures and Television
The Motion Pictures and Television program at Academy of Art University is a streamlined training in the development and direction of an original short film or extended scene.
Creative Writing-NEOMFA
Creative Writing-NEOMFA from Cleveland State University (CSU) is offered as part of the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, a four-university consortium incorporating the faculty and resources of Cleveland State University, Kent State University, Youngstown State University, and the University of Akron.
Reading
The Master of Arts in Reading program at Eastern Michigan University provides candidates with a strong theoretical foundation in the field of reading and literacy, as well as skills needed to address the needs of K-12 learners, particularly those who require specialized literacy intervention.
Graduate Film
The Graduate Film MFA program from New York University is an intensive three-year conservatory in the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television that trains students in the art of cinematic storytelling.
Creative Writing
The MFA Creative Writing Program at the College of Charleston, a two-year residential program, offers advanced degree training in either fiction or poetry writing and features separate curriculum emphases: Studio and Arts & Cultural Management.
Playwriting
The Playwriting programme at The City University of New York offers an intensive creative environment for aspiring dramatists. This postgraduate course provides a dedicated study mode for those looking to refine their craft. Students benefit from the university's central location and its rich history in the performing arts.
Writing
Our Writing program at University of Victoria, British Columbia emphasizes both how to write and how to teach writing.

Creative Writing
Since the late 1960s, California State University Long Beach has promoted the value and significance of Creative Writing as part of its educational mission. Building on a thriving undergraduate programme, CSULB welcomed its first class of MFA students in Creative Writing in 1995.
English, Creative Writing
The English Department at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga offers an MA degree in English, Creative Writing.
Creative Writing
Join other writers for intensive residencies and connect with your peers and teachers online through the rest of the year. Learn how our low residency Creative Writing program at Queens University of Charlotte can advance your writing career.
Creative Writing
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from West Virginia University is the terminal degree in creative writing. M.F.A. students at WVU study within a three-year academic/studio program that combines an apprenticeship to the craft with more traditionally academic elements.
Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University is a flexible full-residency, terminal-degree program that prepares students for careers as publishing writers, teachers, editors, and professionals in the publishing world.
English and Creative Writing Dual Degree
The English and Creative Writing Dual Degree program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers graduate students opportunities to work with faculty whose scholarship has won recognition at the national and international level. That scholarship encompasses the three principal areas of English Studies: language, literature, and writing.
Creative Writing
The Creative Writing at The University of Iowa is a world-renowned graduate program for fiction writers and poets.
Creative Writing
The Creative Writing program of the Vanderbilt University has been a vital part of the Department of English for nearly a century.