Creative WritingNorth America

403 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in North America

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley4,0(25)

Texas City, United States Top 7% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing degree at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers the student advanced study and practice of literary craft leading to a terminal degree and a significant body of the student’s own creative work.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$17,673/yr

Eastern Washington University3,3(7)

Cheney, United States

Creative Writing

Our MFA Creative Writing program at Eastern Washington University, established in 1978, is a two-year, full residency, studio-based program featuring intensive study of fiction and poetry. We offer a wide range of fully-funded positions in teaching, editing, and arts administration!

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$28,164/yr

University of Pittsburgh4,2(6)

Pittsburgh, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Writing

The Writing degree at the University of Pittsburgh is a three-year degree providing students with the time and opportunity to produce a book-length final manuscript.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$47,378/yr

The University of Montana5,0(1)

Missoula, United States Top 7% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

The Creative Writing programme at The University of Montana is a prestigious Master of Fine Arts degree designed for aspiring authors. This full-time, campus-based course spans two years, offering intensive mentorship and professional development within a vibrant literary community in the heart of Missoula.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$38,750/yr

University of Wisconsin Madison4,1(8)

Madison, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

The program in Creative Writing at University of Wisconsin Madison offers a two-year master of fine arts degree in creative writing in the areas of fiction and poetry.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$25,732/yr

University of Wyoming5,0(2)

Laramie, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

At the University of Wyoming, we consider prose a full-time commitment. In fact, we are one of the few universities you will find anywhere that devotes its fully funded Creative Writing program entirely to prose.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$20,520/yr

University of Denver4,7(6)

Denver, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Professional Creative Writing

Professional Creative Writing from University of Denver helps students cultivate your writing skills, learn how to offer work to publishers and agents, and lay the foundation for creating a personal brand.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

1½ year$41,232/yr

Carnegie Mellon University4,3(24)

Pittsburgh, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Rhetoric

The M.A. in Rhetoric at Carnegie Mellon University is a one-year program that prepares you for specialized doctoral study in many areas. Our collaborative and interdisciplinary atmosphere invites you to explore your interests in rhetorical studies and expand your options as you chart a path for your career.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$53,000/yr

University of California, Davis4,4(12)

Davis, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

Beginning in the academic year 2019 -2020, the University of California, Davis, will offer a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing through the Department of English.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$30,697/yr

The University of Iowa4,3(3)

Iowa City, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Spanish Creative Writing

The Spanish Creative Writing at The University of Iowa offers undergraduate majors and minors, graduate degree programs, and coursework for students in other disciplines.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$32,776/yr

Oregon State University4,3(11)

Corvallis, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

Oregon State University has a long tradition of excellence in producing and teaching Creative Writing, going all the way back to the 1950s when the future distinguished novelist William Kittredge was a student here, and Bernard Malamud won a National Book Award while teaching in the English Department.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$35,118/yr

University of Idaho4,5(11)

Moscow, United States Top 6% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

Fiction. Poetry. Nonfiction. No matter your genre, if you want a career in the literary arts, this Creative Writing program at University of Idaho provides the rigorous instruction and expert guidance you need to polish your craft and develop your voice as a professional writer.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$31,582/yr

University of Notre Dame4,5(22)

South Bend, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

The University of Notre Dame MFA in Creative Writing program combines generous, attentive focus on student work with active, engaged pedagogy, in the belief that the two years spent earning an MFA is more than either the achievement of a credential or two years paid writing time.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$66,934/yr

Long Island University (LIU)3,8(5)

New York City, United States

Creative Writing and Publishing

This Creative Writing and Publishing programme from the Long Island University (LIU) prepares students to both be professional writers in the world and to be visionary literary citizens.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$25,326/yr

University of Denver4,7(6)

Denver, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Professional Creative Writing - Professional Creative Nonfiction Writing

Capture the attention of your audience with creative nonfiction writing that sparks interest and inspires action with the Professional Creative Writing - Professional Creative Nonfiction Writing program of the University of Denver.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

1½ year$41,232/yr

Southern New Hampshire University4,5(66)

Online

English and Creative Writing Online

Ignite your imagination and jump-start your professional writing career with a Master of Arts (MA) in English and Creative Writing Online at Southern New Hampshire University. Learn to use the written word to effectively tell your story and share your ideas with the world.

M.Sc. Part-time Online

1 year, 3 months$18,979/yr

Stanford University4,1(54)

Stanford, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Communication - Journalism Track

The Communication - Journalism Track at Stanford University is a rigorous full-time postgraduate programme. Spanning a standard duration for 45 units of study, this course focuses on multimedia storytelling and data journalism. It offers a small, elite cohort environment designed for students seeking high academic standing.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$42,360/yr

The University of Iowa4,3(3)

Iowa City, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Playwriting

The Iowa Playwrights Workshop—The University of Iowa's MFA Program in Playwriting—is an intensive three-year program at the The University of Iowa dedicated to educating playwrights for the professional theatre. We train talented playwrights and collaborative theatre artists who will lead the American theatre in the creation of new works and the training of future generations of playwrights.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$32,776/yr

Johns Hopkins University4,6(49)

Online Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Writing

You bring the passion for storytelling, we’ll help you develop your craft, tap into your creativity, and increase your network. At Johns Hopkins University our goal is that you will leave our Writing program ready to write, publish, and edit at the highest levels possible.

M.A. Part-time Online

1½ year$39,650/yr

Missouri State University3,6(5)

Springfield, United States

Writing

Study a variety of writing genres in a Writing program with a strong balance between rhetorical theory and practice at Missouri State University.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$16,798/yr