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403 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in North America
University of Wyoming5,0(2)
Laramie, United States Top 4% in Worldwide Creative Writing
This fully-funded MFA program is dedicated entirely to prose. We teach a wide range of courses in fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid forms. Learn more with this program in Creative Writing from University of Wyoming.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$20,520/yr
San Francisco State University3,9(7)
San Francisco, United States Top 7% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing MFA program offered at San Francisco State University is regarded as the terminal degree in the field.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$9,870/yr
University of Virginia4,3(35)
Charlottesville, United States Top 1% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program at the University of Virginia is a three-year graduate program that, starting in 2023–24, admits four poets and four fiction writers each academic year.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$37,266/yr
Northwestern University4,2(54)
Evanston, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Writing for the Screen and Stage
The Writing for the Screen and Stage program at Northwestern University is founded upon these five principles, principles that have also guided Northwestern's highly successful undergraduate Creative Writing for the Media Program.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$45,946/yr
Northern Arizona University4,4(26)
Flagstaff, United States Top 4% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing MFA at Northern Arizona University is a 36-credit postgraduate programme delivered full-time at the Flagstaff campus. This intensive degree focuses on honing craft through workshops in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, requiring a research-based thesis and oral defence to ensure professional mastery.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$32,190/yr
Chapman University4,5(20)
Los Angeles, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Screenwriting
The 2-year M.F.A. in Screenwriting at Chapman University is an intensive programme designed to encourage the development of your unique storytelling voice through the exploration of the intricacies of story structure and character development.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$54,404/yr
Chatham University5,0(1)
Pittsburgh, United States Creative Writing (Low residency)
Chatham University’s Creative Writing (Low residency) program grows from the legacy of Rachel Carson '29, a creative writer known for her social conscience. Our students understand that writing is ultimately a public act with the power to effect meaningful change.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$20,880/yr
University of Texas at Austin4,3(27)
Austin, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Writing
The Michener Center for Writers MFA in Writing is a three-year, fully funded residency program with a unique interdisciplinary focus. While writers apply and are admitted in a primary genre—fiction, poetry, playwriting or screenwriting—they also study a secondary genre during their time at the University of Texas at Austin.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$19,212/yr
University of Alaska Fairbanks5,0(1)
Fairbanks, United States Top 4% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing programme is offered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$22,140/yr
University of Arkansas4,0(5)
Fayetteville, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing from University of Arkansas offers degree tracks in poetry, fiction, and literary translation as well as the option of a focused study in rhetoric and composition.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$30,006/yr
Bridgewater State University3,9(7)
Bridgewater, United States English - Composition and Rhetoric
Designed to deepen knowledge of the various fields of the discipline of English, the English - Composition and Rhetoric degree at Bridgewater State University enhances students' understanding of the roles that language, literature, writing and rhetoric play in human societies and individual lives.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$8,827/yr
Dalhousie University4,0(59)
Halifax, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide Fiction
Whether the story you want to tell is a thriller, mystery, science fiction, or fantasy, Dalhousie University's Master of Fine Arts in Fiction will help you bring your imagined world to life on the page. You’ll deepen your understanding of the art of fiction writing with lectures, seminars, workshops, and readings while working on personal projects alongside mentors.
M.F.A. Full-time Blended
2 yearsTuition not available
Bowling Green State University4,2(18)
Bowling Green, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Creative Writing
Bowling Green State University's Creative Writing program sets itself apart because the faculty is committed to supporting the unique voice and talents of each individual writer. It's not a factory churning out copies.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$10,643/yr
Fairleigh Dickinson University4,0(6)
Online Creative Writing - Translation
This Creative Writing - Translation MFA course from Fairleigh Dickinson University is one of the only low-residency MFA programs in the country to offer a concentration in Literary Translation.
M.F.A. Part-time Online
$20,940/full
Butler University4,1(7)
Indianapolis, United States Creative Writing
Butler University’s 36-hour MFA in Creative Writing program is supported by a lively Indianapolis literary community.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$16,560/yr
Michigan State University4,1(26)
East Lansing, United States Top 1% in Worldwide Rhetoric and Writing
The Master of Arts Degree in Rhetoric and Writing from Michigan State University is an innovative, flexible degree program focused on educating the next generation of humanities leaders and thinkers who will engage their work in both academic and professional contexts
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$26,610/yr
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee3,8(14)
Milwaukee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide Curriculum and Instruction - English Education (Creative Writing)
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee's Department of Teaching and Learning offers a graduate program of study in Curriculum and Instruction - English Education (Creative Writing), including choices of concentration in three Focus Areas: Subject Area, Instructional Level Area and Cross-Curricular Area.
M.Sc. Full-time On-campus
1 year$27,090/yr
Eastern Kentucky University4,0(1)
Online Creative Writing - Bluegrass Writers Studio
The Creative Writing - Bluegrass Writers Studio program offered at Eastern Kentucky University is one of the most affordable and progressive low-residency programs in the nation.
M.F.A. Part-time Online
$32,448/full
Michigan State University4,1(26)
East Lansing, United States Top 1% in Worldwide Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing
The Master of Arts degree in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing from Michigan State University is an innovative, flexible degree program focused on educating the next generation of humanities leaders and thinkers who will engage their work in both academic and professional contexts.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$26,610/yr
Rosemont College5,0(1)
Ardmore, United States Creative Writing
The Creative Writing at Rosemont College is rapidly gaining a national reputation, one that artfully blends the creative arts with the business of publishing. Rosemont MFA alumni have been published by the “big five” and have won major awards.
M.F.A. Full-time +2 Blended
2 years$15,120/yr