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School of the Art Institute of Chicago MFA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers a two-year MFA in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting. Teaching assistantships with tuition waivers and stipends are available.
Website: https://www.saic.edu/writing/graduate/overview
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Illinois
Level: Advanced
Length:
Two years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Sarah Lawrence College MFA
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College offers a residential MFA in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and speculative fiction in Bronxville. Merit scholarships and fellowships are available.
Website: https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/writing-mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New York
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years full-time
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
San Diego State University MFA
San Diego State University
San Diego State University offers a three-year MFA in fiction and poetry.
Website: https://mfa.sdsu.edu/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years (54 graduate credits; 5-year limit)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Rutgers University, Newark MFA
Rutgers University, Newark
Rutgers University, Newark offers a two-year residential MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction in New Jersey. Teaching assistantships with tuition remission and a $40,000 stipend are available.
Website: https://mfa.camden.rutgers.edu/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New Jersey
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years (full-time)
Class size: Small, personal, and productive
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. GRE scores are not required.
Rutgers University, Camden MFA
Rutgers University, Camden
Rutgers University, Camden offers a two-year residential MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction in New Jersey. Teaching assistantships with tuition remission and a $40,000 stipend are available.
Website: https://mfa.camden.rutgers.edu/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New Jersey
Level: Advanced
Length:
39 credits (approximately 2 years full-time)
Class size: Small, personal, and productive
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree with GPA of 3.0 or higher
Queens College, CUNY MFA
Queens College, CUNY
Queens College, CUNY offers a two-year residential MFA in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, and literary translation. Teaching fellowships with stipends of $25,000 to $28,748 are available to incoming students.
Website: https://engmfaqc.commons.gc.cuny.edu/admissions/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New York
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Pratt Institute MFA
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute offers an MFA in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, experimental prose, autofiction, ecopoetics, and more. Fully funded, with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://www.pratt.edu/liberal-arts-and-sciences/writing/w...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New York
Level: Advanced
Length:
4 semesters
Class size: Small-size seminars
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Pacific University MFA
Pacific University
Pacific University offers a two-year MFA in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Partial scholarships are available.
Website: https://www.pacificu.edu/mfa-writing
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Oregon
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Up to 10 students per workshop
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
PNCA at Willamette University MFA
Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University
PNCA at Willamette University offers a two-year MFA in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, literary translation, and cross-genre writing. Merit scholarships are awarded based on the application portfolio.
Website: https://pnca.willamette.edu/academics/graduate/low-res-cr...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Oregon
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Old Dominion University MFA
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University offers a three-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
Website: https://www.odu.edu/english/mfa-creative-writing
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Virginia
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: 25-35 students overall; no more than 10-12 per genre
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Ohio State University MFA
Ohio State University
Ohio State University offers an MFA in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
Website: https://english.osu.edu/graduate/mfa
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Ohio
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Northern Michigan University MFA
Northern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University offers a three-year MFA. Students receive funding packages including tuition waiver and stipend as Teaching Assistants.
Website: https://nmu.edu/english/mfa-program
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Michigan
Level: Advanced
Length:
Three years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
