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University of South Florida Creative Writing MFA
University of South Florida
University of South Florida offers a three-year MFA in comics, creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, children's literature, and YA. All students are fully funded with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/english/gra...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Tampa
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: 9 students
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 San Diego
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years (54 graduate credits; 5-year limit)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
California College of the Arts MFA
California College of the Arts
California College of the Arts offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, and hybrid essay.
Website: https://www.cca.edu/humanities-sciences/mfa-writing/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in San Francisco
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Wichita State University Creative Writing MFA
Wichita State University
Wichita State University offers a three-year MFA in fiction and poetry. All students are fully funded with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/english/c...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Kansas
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Washington University in St. Louis Creative Writing MFA
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, admitting 15 students a year. All new students receive a complete tuition waiver plus a stipend.
Website: https://english.washu.edu/mfa-program
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Missouri
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 15 (5 per genre: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction)
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
The City College of New York MFA
The City College of New York
The City College of New York's MFA offers an MFA in fiction, nonfiction, drama, screenwriting, experimental, genre fiction, and more.
Website: https://english.ccny.cuny.edu/mfa-creative-writing-home/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New York
Level: Advanced
Class size: 120-140
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
William Paterson University MFA
William Paterson University
William Paterson University offers a two-year MFA in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre, memoir, literary biography, and more. Fully funded, with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://www.wpunj.edu/cohss/departments/language-literatu...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New Jersey
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Small program
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the undergraduate major
Western Kentucky University MFA
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University offers a residential MFA in fiction, poetry, and screenwriting in Bowling Green. Five competitive graduate assistantships are awarded each year.
Website: https://www.wku.edu/english/mfacw
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Kentucky
Level: Advanced
Class size: 5 competitive graduate assistantships awarded each year
Prerequisites: Minimum of four undergraduate English courses beyond gen-ed requirements (two upper-level); creative writing courses recommended. Cumulative GPA of 3.0+ required. No GRE required.
Iowa Writers' Workshop MFA
University of Iowa
The Iowa Writers' Workshop is a two-year residential MFA in fiction and poetry, enrolling about 100 writers at a time. It is fully funded: students receive a full tuition scholarship plus a living stipend, with funding open to international students.
Website: https://writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/graduate/funding
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Iowa
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: About 100 writers
Prerequisites: Undergraduate degree at an accredited college or university; undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) preferred; some admitted provisionally with lower GPA if other evidence of success is presented
University of Colorado, Boulder MFA
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Colorado, Boulder offers a four-year MFA in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, novel, play, and more.
Website: https://www.colorado.edu/english/mfa/mfa-program-overview
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Colorado
Level: Advanced
Length:
4 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Foreign language requirement (fourth-semester college language course, two semesters of Old English, or language proficiency exam)
University of California, Irvine MFA
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine offers a two-year residential MFA in fiction and poetry, admitting six new students per genre each year.
Website: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/mfawriting/finance-support...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2-3 years
Class size: 12 in poetry, 12 in fiction (6 new students per genre per year)
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree with minimum 3.0 GPA (may be waived in exceptional cases). GRE not required.
University of Arkansas At Monticello MFA
University of Arkansas At Monticello
University of Arkansas at Monticello offers a fully online MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Website: https://www.uamont.edu/academics/arts-humanities/mfa-cw.html
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Online course
Level: Advanced
Length:
48 semester hours
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree with minimum 3.0 GPA (exceptions may be made)
