48 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in New York, United States
English
The Master of Arts Program in English at The City University of New York offers the following four concentrations: Literature, Writing and Rhetoric, Creative Writing--Poetry, and Creative Writing--Fiction.
Writing - Fiction
The Writing - Fiction program at Columbia University is highly regarded for its rigorous approach to literary instruction and for its faculty of acclaimed writers and editors who are devoted and dedicated teachers.
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.
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 - Literary Translation
The Writing - Literary Translation program at Columbia University offers all Writing students the opportunity to pursue coursework in literary translation as part of their studies.
Image Text
The master of fine Arts in Image Text delivered at Cornell University is a low-residency program that brings together critically, culturally, and politically engaged practices in creative writing, visual media, and design for print and digital publication.
Creative Writing (Nonfiction)
Welcome to the Creative Writing (Nonfiction) Master of Fine Arts program at St. Francis College, an enriching educational journey dedicated to honing the art and craft of nonfiction writing.
Writing
Our M.F.A. in Writing at Pratt Institute offers the contemporary writer tools and support to cultivate a practice that is responsive to our rapidly evolving environmental and political times.
Creative Writing
The Creative Writing programme from Syracuse University gives promising fiction writers and poets an opportunity to practice and study their art with dedicated fellow writers.
Creative Writing
The Creative Writing MFA program offered by The New School is designed to help you develop your craft in workshops and literature seminars led by an internationally recognized faculty and renowned authors.
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.
Creative Writing
Manhattanville University's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program prepares well-rounded and versatile writers who are ready for today’s creative opportunities, from traditional publishing and editing careers to freelance writing and teaching.
Creative Writing in Spanish
The Creative Writing in Spanish programme from New York University seeks to enable talented young writers to discover their strengths and develop their craft by providing a framework within which they can discuss each other's work and engage in profound reflections regarding literature and general artistic expression.
Writing - Poetry
The Writing - Poetry program at Columbia University is one of the strongest and most rigorous in the country. The program’s focus is, always, on students’ creative work, but we also emphasize an in-depth study of poetry and poetics unlike any other curriculum offered elsewhere.

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.
Creative Writing (Graphic Writing)
Welcome to the Creative Writing (Graphic Writing) Master of Fine Arts program at St. Francis College, an innovative educational journey dedicated to exploring the intersection of visual art and storytelling.

Writing and Producing for Television
At its heart, the Writing and Producing for Television programme from the Long Island University (LIU) mirrors the real world of a TV writers room: In year one, students are presented with an idea for a TV series.
Writing
The Writing program at Columbia University is highly regarded for its rigorous approach to literary instruction and for its faculty of acclaimed writers and editors who are devoted and dedicated teachers.
Film - Writing for Film and Television
The new three-year Film - Writing for Film and Television program at Columbia University will build on this tradition and is designed to help talented young writers learn to tell their stories in the strongest ways to prepare them for real world careers in screenplay and teleplay writing.
Theatre - Playwriting
The Theatre - Playwriting program at Columbia University embraces diverse voices and aesthetics. There are many ways to write a great play, exemplified by our faculty, which includes Tony©, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners such as Charles Mee, Lynn Nottage, and David Henry Hwang.