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Boston University Creative Writing MFA
Boston University
Boston University Creative Writing offers an one-year MFA in fiction and poetry. Fully funded, with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://www.bu.edu/creativewriting/academics/graduate-pro...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Massachusetts
Level: Advanced
Length:
1 year
Class size: 10
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Boise State University MFA
Boise State University
Boise State University offers a three-year MFA in poetry and fiction. Fully funded, with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://www.boisestate.edu/tfcw-cwmfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Idaho
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Wilkes University MFA
Wilkes University
Wilkes University offers an MFA in fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for television, poetry, and more.
Website: https://www.wilkes.edu/academics/graduate-programs/creati...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Pennsylvania
Level: Advanced
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Western Washington University MFA
Western Washington University
Western Washington University offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, multigenre, and hybrid.
Website: https://chss.wwu.edu/english/mfa-creative-writing
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Washington
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Western Michigan University MFA
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University offers an MFA in playwriting, fiction, and poetry.
Website: https://wmich.edu/english/academics/graduate/master-fine-...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Michigan
Level: Advanced
Length:
48 hours
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Western Connecticut State University MFA
Western Connecticut State University
Western Connecticut offers a low-residency MFA in creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting, with two annual residencies in Danbury. Graduate assistantships with fee waivers and stipends are available.
Website: https://www.wcsu.edu/writing-mfa/apply/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Connecticut
Level: Advanced
Length:
2-4 years (students may complete in 2, 3, or 4 years according to personal preference)
Prerequisites: Baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education
Western Colorado University MFA
Western Colorado University
Western Colorado University offers an MFA in poetry, genre fiction, nature writing, screenwriting, and publishing.
Website: https://western.edu/graduate/graduate-program-creative-wr...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Colorado
Level: Advanced
Length:
60 credits
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Warren Wilson College MFA
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College offers a four-semester low-residency MFA in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Need-based scholarships are available.
Website: https://www.warren-wilson.edu/programs/mfa-in-creative-wr...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in North Carolina
Level: Advanced
Length:
Four semesters
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Vermont College of Fine Arts offers a two-and-a-half-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Website: https://vcfa.edu/programs/mfa-in-writing/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Vermont
Level: Advanced
Length:
2.5 years
Class size: 5:1 student-to-faculty ratio
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Wisconsin, Madison MFA
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, Madison offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, and comics.
Website: https://creativewriting.wisc.edu/masters/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Wisconsin
Level: Advanced
Length:
Two years
Class size: 6
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Utah MFA
University of Utah
University of Utah offers an MFA in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, digital writing, hybrid forms, experimental forms, and more.
Website: https://english.utah.edu/graduate/creative-writing.php
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Utah
Level: Advanced
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) MFA
University of Texas, El Paso
University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, literary translation, and non-fiction. Teaching assistantships with tuition waivers and stipends are available.
Website: https://www.utep.edu/liberalarts/creative-writing/academi...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Texas
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
