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University of Notre Dame Creative Writing MFA
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame offers a two-year MFA. All students are fully funded with a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://english.nd.edu/graduate/mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Indiana
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
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
Price:
Free
Based in North Carolina
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 10-12
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Writing MFA
University of Nevada
University of Nevada, Las Vegas offers a three-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Students are funded through an assistantship: $21,000/year, in-state tuition waiver, and health insurance. The program requires time abroad.
Website: https://las.depaul.edu/academics/english/graduate/creativ...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Nevada
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Mississippi, Oxford Creative Writing MFA
University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi offers a three-year MFA in poetry and fiction. All students are fully funded for three years: free tuition, subsidized health care, and an annual stipend (recently $16,500-$20,500). Teaching summer courses adds income.
Website: https://olemiss.edu/mfa-english/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Mississippi
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program is a two-year MFA in creative nonfiction, including essays, memoir, and literary journalism. Students are fully funded through a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://english.uiowa.edu/graduate/mfa-nonfiction-writing
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Iowa
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Creative Writing MFA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program is a two-year MFA in creative nonfiction, including essays, memoir, and literary journalism. Students are fully funded through a tuition waiver and stipend.
Website: https://english.uiowa.edu/graduate/mfa-nonfiction-writing
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Iowa
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Idaho Creative Writing MFA
University of Idaho
University of Idaho offers an MFA. Students are funded through a graduate teaching assistantship providing a full tuition waiver and a $15,000 annual stipend. Funding requires teaching.
Website: https://www.uidaho.edu/class/english/academics/mfa-creati...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Idaho
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of California, Riverside Creative Writing MFA
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, and playwriting. Apply by the fellowship deadline for a first-year fellowship covering tuition and fees plus a stipend; year two is an assistantship.
Website: https://writingmfa.ucr.edu/funding
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of Arizona Creative Writing MFA
University of Arizona
University of Arizona offers a three-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. All students are fully funded for three years via a teaching assistantship: tuition remission, health insurance, and a stipend (about $22,500/year).
Website: https://english.arizona.edu/mfa-creative-writing
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Arizona
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: 5 new students per year
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
Price:
Free
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 New Hampshire University Creative Writing MFA
Southern New Hampshire University
Southern New Hampshire University offers a 100% online MFA in contemporary, young adult, romance, and speculative writing, completable in as few as two years. Listed tuition covers the full 48-credit program; up to 12 transfer credits can lower the cost.
Website: https://www.snhu.edu/online-degrees/masters/mfa-in-creati...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$31,632.00
Online course
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
San Francisco State University Creative Writing MFA
San Francisco State University MFA
San Francisco State University offers a residential MFA in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama, and literary translation. New students are automatically considered for three scholarships on admission. Listed price is annual in-state tuition.
Website: https://creativewriting.sfsu.edu/master-fine-arts
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$7,176.00
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 to 4 years
Class size: 30-50 students admitted per year
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from a regionally accredited institution; minimum GPA 3.0; good academic standing at last institution attended
