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New England College MFA
New England College
New England College offers a low-residency MFA in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, YA, and stage and screen writing in New Hampshire. Full and partial teaching assistantships covering tuition are available.
Website: https://www.nec.edu/cwmfa
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New Hampshire
Level: Advanced
Length:
Four-semester
Class size: Small and selective program
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Naropa University MFA
Naropa University
Naropa University offers a two-year MFA in poetry, prose, memoir, narrative, experimental poetry, experimental prose, and more.
Website: https://www.naropa.edu/programs/graduate-academics/mfa-cr...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Colorado
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years (48 credits)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
NYU MFA
NYU
NYU's Creative Writing Program offers a residential MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction in New York City. All incoming students receive graduate fellowships from half- to full-tuition remission with stipends; funding levels vary.
Website: https://as.nyu.edu/departments/cwp/graduate.html
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New York
Level: Advanced
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
NEOMFA
NEOMFA
NEOMFA is a consortium MFA across Northeast Ohio universities in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting. Graduate assistantships with tuition remission and stipends are available.
Website: https://neomfa.org/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Ohio
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years full-time
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Mount Saint Mary's University MFA
Mount Saint Mary's University
Mount Saint Mary's University offers a fully online MFA in Los Angeles.
Website: https://www.msmu.edu/departments/creative-writing/mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Los Angeles
Level: Advanced
Length:
36 units
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
McNeese State University MFA
McNeese State University
McNeese State University offers a three-year MFA in poetry and fiction. Fully funded, with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://www.mcneese.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writing/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Louisiana
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Manhattanville MFA
Manhattanville
Manhattanville offers a three-year MFA in poetry, fiction, screenwriting, and creative writing. Teaching assistantships with tuition waivers and stipends are available.
Website: https://grad.mville.edu/mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New York
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Louisiana State University MFA
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University offers a three-year MFA in Louisiana. The program is generously funded, though specific tuition and stipend figures are not published.
Website: https://www.lsu.edu/hss/english/creative_writing/mfa_prog...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Louisiana
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Long Island University MFA
Long Island University
Long Island University, Brooklyn offers a two-year fully online MFA in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwrighting, and translation.
Website: https://www.liu.edu/george-polk-school-of-communications/...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New York
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Lindenwood University MFA
Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University offers a low-residency MFA in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and YA writing. A teacher grant is available for K-12 and community college instructors.
Website: https://www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-humanities/writing-mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Missouri
Level: Advanced
Length:
1.5 to 5 years
Class size: Small class settings
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Lenoir-Rhyne University MFA
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Lenoir-Rhyne University offers a two-to-three-year MFA in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and narrative healthcare.
Website: https://www.lr.edu/creative-writing-mfa
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in North Carolina
Level: Advanced
Length:
2-3 years average; flexible pacing available
Class size: Small classes
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Lasell University MFA
Lasell University
Lasell University offers a two-year low-residency MFA in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and comics and graphic narratives in Massachusetts. Fellowships are available for diverse voices and other merit criteria.
Website: https://www.lasell.edu/graduate-studies/academics/mfa-in-...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Massachusetts
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years (60 credits, 5 residencies of 10 days each)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
