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Iowa State University MFA
Iowa State University
Iowa State University offers a three-year MFA in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and scriptwriting. Fully funded, with a fellowship and stipend.
Website: https://engl.iastate.edu/academics/graduate-studies/mfa-p...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Iowa
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Institute of American Indian Arts MFA
Institute of American Indian Arts
Institute of American Indian Arts offers a two-year residential MFA in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and screenwriting in Santa Fe, admitting about 30 students a year.
Website: https://iaia.edu/explore-programs/creative-writing-mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New Mexico
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years (four semesters)
Class size: 30 students per year
Prerequisites: A bachelor's degree is required, but it does not need to be with an English or writing major.
Hunter College / CUNY MFA
Hunter College / CUNY
Hunter College / CUNY offers a two-year MFA in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Fully funded, with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://www2.hunter.cuny.edu/creativewriting/aid.shtml
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)
Hood College MFA
Hood College
Hood College offers a two-year MFA in poetry, prose, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Teaching assistantships with tuition waivers and stipends are available.
Website: https://www.hood.edu/graduate/academics/programs/creative...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Maryland
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Holy Family University MFA
Holy Family University
Holy Family University offers an MFA in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult fiction, young adult nonfiction, literary genre writing, and more.
Website: https://www.holyfamily.edu/academics/programs/creative-wr...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Pennsylvania
Level: Advanced
Length:
Two-year
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
George Mason University MFA
George Mason University
George Mason University offers a three-year MFA in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Website: https://creativewriting.gmu.edu/programs/la-mfa-cw
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Virginia
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Florida Atlantic University MFA
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University offers a three-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Fully funded, with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/english/mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Florida
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Fairleigh Dickinson University MFA
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University offers an MFA in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, writing for children and young adults, and literary translation, completable in up to five years.
Website: https://www.fdu.edu/program/creative-writing-mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New Jersey
Level: Advanced
Length:
Up to 5 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Emerson College MFA
Emerson College
Emerson College offers a residential MFA in literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction in Boston. Up to 80% of admitted students receive scholarships, awarded automatically on admission.
Website: https://emerson.edu/majors-programs/graduate-programs/cre...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Boston
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years full-time
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Drexel University MFA
Drexel University
Drexel University offers a low-residency MFA in fiction. Scholarships are available.
Website: https://drexel.edu/coas/academics/graduate-programs/mfa-c...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Online course
Level: Advanced
Length:
Two-year
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
DeSales University MFA
DeSales University
DeSales University offers a two-and-a-half-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Website: https://www.desales.edu/programs/grad/mfa-cw
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Pennsylvania
Level: Advanced
Length:
2.5 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Completed bachelor's degree from an accredited American university
DePaul University MFA
DePaul University
DePaul University offers an MFA in novel, memoir, poetry, and stories, completable in as little as two years.
Website: https://las.depaul.edu/academics/english/graduate/creativ...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Illinois
Level: Advanced
Length:
As little as two years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
