Creative Writing

689 Master's degrees in Creative Writing

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

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

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

Western Connecticut State University4,0(5)

Online

Creative and Professional Writing

The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative and Professional Writing at Western Connecticut State University is a terminal degree program founded on the belief that writers who can work in multiple genres are best equipped for professional careers and that writing across genres has both practical and systemic benefits for the writer.

M.F.A. Part-time Online

2 years$19,397/yr

University of Suffolk4,6(32)

Ipswich, United Kingdom

Creative and Critical Writing

The Masters in Creative and Critical Writing offered by University of Suffolk seeks to advance current research in English studies by exploring the meaningful, complex and conceptually challenging relationships between creative and critical discourses.

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

1 year$20,640/yr

Cardiff University4,5(163)

Cardiff, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

Develop your portfolio of writing while extending your knowledge and understanding of the practice of creative writing.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$33,518/yr

Johns Hopkins University4,6(49)

Online Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Science Writing

Do you enjoy explaining science? Do you delight in the wonders of nature or the process of scientific discovery, and yearn to tell those stories? Join the next generation of writers who are showing how science, medicine, and technology affect our lives with the Science Writing program offered at Johns Hopkins University.

M.A. Part-time Online

1 year, 4 months$36,925/yr

North Carolina State University4,2(46)

Raleigh, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

Specialize in poetry or fiction through North Carolina State University's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Work with our award-winning poets and writers to hone your craft.

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

2 years$34,033/yr

Harvard University4,0(168)

Cambridge, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Creative Writing and Literature

Develop your skills in creative writing and literary analysis through literature courses and writing workshops in fiction, screenwriting, poetry, and nonfiction with this degree in Creative Writing and Literature offered by Harvard University.

Master Full-time +2 On-campus +2

1 year$3,440/module

Teesside University4,4(74)

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom Top 9% in Worldwide

Comics and Graphic Novels

The Comics and Graphic Novels programme, offered by Teesside University, is designed with insights from experts behind The Walking Dead and Captain America.

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

1 year$23,069/yr

Georgia College4,3(4)

Milledgeville, United States

Creative Writing

A good Creative Writing MFA program is hard to find, but we believe the MFA Program at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia offers unique opportunities for MFA students dedicated to the craft and purpose of creative writing.

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

3 years$21,658/yr

Houston Christian University3,8(6)

Online

Creative Writing

Houston Christian University’s Master of Arts in Creative Writing will help you develop your individual voice and produce publishable works of poetry or fiction.

M.A. Part-time Online

$18,600/full

Bournemouth University4,1(73)

Bournemouth, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Scriptwriting

Develop industry-standard skills, unique voice, and make vital industry contacts on the Scriptwriting course at Bournemouth University. Collaborate with global peers and award-winning professionals. Build a distinctive portfolio and benefit from prestigious accreditations.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$26,689/yr

University of California, Riverside4,8(8)

Riverside, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Palm Desert Low-Residency MFA

The Palm Desert Low-Residency MFA at the University of California, Riverside is a flexible two-year programme designed for aspiring writers. This part-time course combines asynchronous online learning with five intensive ten-day residencies in California, allowing students to balance creative growth with professional lives.

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

2 years$24,010/yr

Curtin University4,3(70)

Perth, Australia Top 1% in Worldwide

Creative Writing Major (MArts)

Strengthen your relationship with the written word across fiction, poetry, drama, and emerging and experimental genres with the Creative Writing Major (MArts) programme from Curtin University.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$29,168/yr

Dominican University of California4,4(11)

New York City, United States

Creative Writing

The low-residency MFA in Creative Writing at the Dominican University of California welcomes you to a vibrant community of writers and dedicated faculty, in an unsurpassed San Francisco Bay Area location.

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

2 years, 1 month$20,146/yr

Temple University4,2(71)

Philadelphia, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Theater - Playwriting

Develop and refine your voice as a writer—and gain the skills you need to sustain a life in the arts—with the Master of Fine Arts in Theater - Playwriting at Temple University's School of Theater, Film and Media Arts.

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

3 years$35,020/yr

Columbia University4,3(91)

Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

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.

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

2 years$77,840/yr