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403 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in North America
The City University of New York4,2(40)
New York City, United States Top 8% in Worldwide Creative Writing - Fiction
The Creative Writing - Fiction degree at The City University of New York offers single-discipline and inter-genre workshops, literature seminars, small-group reading tutorials, and one-on-one tutorials, all of which emphasize relationships between students and eminent faculty.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$15,390/yr
Smith College
Northampton, United States Playwriting
The Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting program at Smith College, offered by the Department of Theatre, provides specialized training to candidates who have demonstrated professional promise in playwriting.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$61,260/yr
Lasell University3,0(1)
Newton, United States Creative Writing
Lasell University's Solstice Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing is a selective two-year program that helps you further your writing practice with a high level of professional proficiency while developing your unique voice in a supportive community.
M.F.A. Full-time Blended
2 years$19,710/yr
Hamline University3,0(1)
Saint Paul, United States Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
Hamline University's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program is a rigorous and supportive community that helps writers of all backgrounds develop their craft and prepare their work for publication.
M.F.A. Full-time Blended
2 years$23,608/yr
New York University4,3(114)
New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Cultural Reporting and Criticism
The Cultural Reporting and Criticism program offered at New York University is for writers who are driven to interrogate the world around them. Here, you will produce work that examines aspects of our culture with the support of deep research, an understanding of history and lines of influence, a critical and questioning eye, and a belief in the power of good writing.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1½ year$56,646/yr
The University of Alabama4,3(4)
Tuscaloosa, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The program leading to the master of fine arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing at The University of Alabama is a studio/academic course of study, designed to accommodate imaginative and intellectual diversity.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$34,542/yr
University of Washington4,2(54)
Seattle, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Creative Writing and Poetics
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Poetics at the University of Washington Bothell is dedicated to helping each student develop their creative work through a course of study that encourages exploration and discovery.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$16,040/yr
Drexel University4,3(158)
Online Top 2% in Worldwide Creativity and Innovation (Online)
The Creativity and Innovation (Online) program from Drexel University provides, in a concentrated format, the most contemporary knowledge and skills needed in this important area for students who do not wish to pursue a master's degree but who value a credential that demonstrates their learning. Credits from this program can be applied toward an MS in Creativity and Innovation.
Postgraduate Certificate Part-time Online
$19,998/full
University of Regina3,9(49)
Regina, Canada Top 4% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Department of English offers a Masters degree in Creative Writing at the University of Regina. The MA in Creative Writing is a non-terminal degree.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$21,814/yr
Fairleigh Dickinson University4,0(6)
Online Creative Writing
This Creative Writing MFA course from the Fairleigh Dickinson University is the one for you if you want to become the very best writer you can be or if you want your writing to find its audience.Over the past five years, our students and alumni have published 28 book-length works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult literature, and translation.
M.F.A. Full-time Online
2 years$10,470/yr
Seattle Pacific University4,4(9)
Seattle, United States Creative Writing - Theology
The Creative Writing - Theology program at Seattle Pacific University is ideal for students interested in developing excellence in the craft of writing and in deepening their knowledge and practice of the Christian faith.
Master Full-time On-campus
2 years$595/yr
San Francisco State University3,9(7)
San Francisco, United States Top 7% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing MA program from San Francisco State University is a two-year program with a focus on preparing students who are teaching or who want to teach creative writing and/or composition at the Community College level.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$9,870/yr
Columbia University4,3(91)
Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Film - Screenwriting and Directing
The mission of the Film - Screenwriting and Directing program at Columbia University is to rigorously train storytellers in film, television, and digital media. This concentration is specifically for students who intend to immerse themselves in the art of both writing and directing, many of whom will go on to become writer-directors.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$77,840/yr
University of Cincinnati4,3(19)
Cincinnati, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Professional Writing
The Professional Writing degree at the University of Cincinnati offers coursework in many forms of specialized writing, including technical, business, and health.
M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$26,644/yr
Kent State University3,8(24)
Kent, United States Top 5% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing degree from Kent State University is designed for aspiring writers who want to hone their craft and take their skills to the next level. With a focus on individual attention and mentorship from experienced faculty, you'll have the opportunity to refine your writing skills in a supportive and inspiring environment.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$20,332/yr
Southern New Hampshire University4,5(66)
Online Creative Writing Online
Share your story with the world and let the power of storytelling take your career to new heights with an online Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing Online. As one of the only programs available that encourages a focus on genre fiction, Southern New Hampshire University's online MFA lets you hone your craft in an area specific to your strengths and interests.
M.F.A. Part-time Online
1 year$31,632/yr
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(196)
Bloomington, United States Top 1% in Worldwide Playwriting
The M.F.A. in Playwriting at Indiana University Bloomington helps you to develop your voice as a writer in a program that provides unique international and interdisciplinary exposure to the most contemporary work in the performing arts.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$27,271/yr
Yale University4,3(50)
New Haven, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Playwriting
Yale School of Drama’s Playwriting department at Yale University is designed for playwrights who are ready to step forward as leaders of our culture and artists of our time. We work with playwrights who possess an irreducible voice and who can demonstrate their command of language, ideas, and form.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$39,500/yr
Ohio University4,5(31)
Athens, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Playwriting
Playwriting is offered by Ohio University. The goal of the Professional Playwriting Program is to cultivate the individual artistic voice and vision of developing playwrights who, by developing new plays that actively engage in the contemporary social, scientific, political, and aesthetic debates of the nation, will become leaders in American Theater and active contributors to American culture.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$33,390/yr
Cornell University4,3(43)
Ithaca, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing program at Cornell University in the department of English Language and Literature offers an M.F.A. degree only, with concentrations in either poetry or fiction.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$29,500/yr