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386 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in United States
College of Charleston3,5(4)
Charleston, United States Top 9% in Worldwide 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.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$7,920/yr
The City University of New York4,2(40)
New York City, United States Top 8% in Worldwide 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.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$20,520/yr
California State University Long Beach4,3(23)
Long Beach, United States Top 9% in Worldwide 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.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$17,922/yr
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga4,3(3)
Chattanooga, United States English, Creative Writing
The English Department at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga offers an MA degree in English, Creative Writing.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$27,992/yr
Queens University of Charlotte2,0(2)
Charlotte, United States 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.
M.F.A. Full-time Blended
2 years$21,814/yr
West Virginia University4,4(8)
Morgantown, United States Top 4% in Worldwide 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.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$30,024/yr
Southern Connecticut State University4,0(1)
New Haven, United States 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.
M.F.A. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$22,446/yr
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte3,6(5)
Charlotte, United States Top 4% in Worldwide 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.
Master Full-time On-campus
1 year$20,627/yr
The University of Iowa4,3(3)
Iowa City, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing at The University of Iowa is a world-renowned graduate program for fiction writers and poets.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$32,776/yr
Vanderbilt University4,6(5)
Nashville, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing program of the Vanderbilt University has been a vital part of the Department of English for nearly a century.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$36,270/yr
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