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University of Virginia Creative Writing MFA
University of Virginia
University of Virginia offers a three-year MFA in fiction and poetry. Fully funded, with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://creativewriting.virginia.edu/about
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Virginia
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: 4 poets and 4 fiction writers per academic year
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
Based in Virginia
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: ~30 students
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
Based in Virginia
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Syracuse University Creative Writing MFA
Syracuse University
Syracuse University offers a three-year MFA in fiction and poetry. All students are fully funded through a teaching assistantship with a tuition waiver and stipend. Funding requires teaching.
Website: https://artsandsciences.syracuse.edu/english-department/c...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New York
Level: Any
Length:
3 years
Class size: 12 (6 fiction, 6 poetry per year)
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Creative Writing MFA
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale offers an MFA in poetry and fiction. Almost all students hold a graduate assistantship providing tuition remission and a stipend ($13,000-$14,500/year). Funding requires assistantship duties.
Website: https://academics.siu.edu/humanities-social-sciences/engl...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Illinois
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Northwestern University Litowitz MFA+MA Program
Northwestern University
Northwestern University's Litowitz MFA+MA Program offers a two-year MFA in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. All admitted students are fully funded: tuition plus a stipend for two academic years and two summers.
Website: https://english.northwestern.edu/graduate/mfa-ma-program/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Illinois
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 5-7 students per year
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of North Carolina, Greensboro Creative Writing MFA
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
University of North Carolina, Greensboro offers a two-year MFA in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. All students are fully funded: tuition waiver plus teaching and editing assistantships. Funding requires assistantship duties.
Website: https://english.uncg.edu/mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in North Carolina
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 10-12
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
Based in South Carolina
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
North Carolina State University Creative Writing MFA
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University offers a two-year MFA in fiction and poetry. All eligible admitted students are fully funded through a graduate teaching assistantship with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://english.chass.ncsu.edu/graduate/mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in North Carolina
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 12 students per year
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Minnesota State University, Mankato Creative Writing MFA
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State University, Mankato offers a three-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Students are funded through graduate or teaching assistantships with full tuition remission and a stipend. Funding requires assistantship duties.
Website: https://hss.mnsu.edu/academic-programs/creative-writing/m...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Minnesota
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with recommended 18 semester credits in literature, writing, and/or linguistics
Writing Seminars MFA at Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins offers a two-year residential MFA in fiction and poetry. All students receive a full tuition waiver, health insurance, and a teaching fellowship stipend.
Website: https://writingseminars.jhu.edu/graduate
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Maryland
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required
Georgia College & State University Creative Writing MFA
Georgia College & State University
Georgia College & State University offers a three-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. All admitted students are funded through a graduate assistantship with a tuition waiver and stipend. Funding requires assistantship duties.
Website: https://www.gcsu.edu/artsandsciences/english/mfa
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Georgia
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: 25
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
