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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
Price:
Free
Based in Washington
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 15 (5 per genre: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction)
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Virginia Tech Creative Writing MFA
Virginia Tech Creative Writing MFA
Virginia Tech offers a three-year MFA in fiction and poetry. All students are equally and fully funded via teaching assistantships: tuition remission, health insurance, and a stipend of $25,000 or more a year. Funding requires teaching.
Website: https://liberalarts.vt.edu/academics/graduate-programs/ma...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Virginia
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Virginia Commonwealth University Creative Writing MFA
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University offers a three-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Full-time students are funded through a teaching assistantship: full tuition waiver plus a stipend. Part-time students are not eligible.
Website: https://english.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/mfa-in-creativ...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Virginia
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: ~30 students
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Vanderbilt University Creative Writing MFA
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University offers a three-year MFA in fiction and poetry. Every student receives a full three-year, 12-month funding package: tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://as.vanderbilt.edu/english/mfa-admissions/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Tennessee
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: 18 students (6 per cohort)
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Wyoming Creative Writing MFA
University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming offers a two-year, prose-only MFA in fiction and creative nonfiction, admitting about eight students a year. All students are funded through a two-year assistantship: $12,825 stipend, tuition and fees waiver, and health insurance.
Website: https://www.cca.edu/humanities-sciences/mfa-writing/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Wyoming
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: ~8 per year
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Washington Bothell Creative Writing MFA
University of Washington Bothell
University of Washington Bothell offers a two-year MFA in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and cross-genre and experimental writing, admitting 12 to 16 students per cohort. Listed tuition covers the full six-quarter program.
Website: https://calarts.edu/academics/programs-and-degrees/mfa-cr...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$41,718.00
Based in Washington
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 12-16 students
Prerequisites: Minimum 3.0 GPA & bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
University of Texas New Writers Project
University of Texas New Writers Project
The University of Texas New Writers Project offers a three-year MFA in fiction and poetry. All students receive full funding for three years: tuition remission, health insurance, and a stipend, with additional summer funding.
Website: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/nwp/our-mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Texas
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Creative Writing MFA
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee, Knoxville offers a two-year MFA in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Students are funded in exchange for work as teaching assistants, writing-center tutors, or instructors, receiving a stipend and tuition waiver.
Website: https://english.utk.edu/areas-of-study/creative-writing/m...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Tennessee
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: 18 credit hours in upper-level English courses; bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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
Price:
Free
Based in Florida
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: 9 students
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of South Carolina, Columbia Creative Writing MFA
University of South Carolina, Columbia
University of South Carolina offers a three-year MFA in poetry and fiction. All students are fully funded through a teaching assistantship with a tuition waiver and stipend. Funding requires teaching.
Website: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/eng...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in South Carolina
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of San Francisco Creative Writing MFA
University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Listed price is annual tuition. Teaching assistantships with tuition waivers and stipends are available.
Website: https://www.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/programs/graduate/wri...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$55,520.00
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Oregon Creative Writing MFA
University of Oregon
University of Oregon offers a two-year MFA in fiction and poetry, admitting five students per genre a year. All students are fully funded through a teaching appointment: tuition waiver, a stipend (about $24,000/year), and health coverage.
Website: https://crwr.uoregon.edu/graduate_studies/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Oregon
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 10 per year (5 fiction, 5 poetry)
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
