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Butler University MFA
Butler University
Butler runs a three-year residential MFA in Indianapolis, admitting about 15 writers a year in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Listed tuition covers the full 36-credit program before fees. Scholarships and teaching fellowships are available.
Website: https://www.butler.edu/arts-sciences/master-fine-arts/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Indiana
Level: Any
Length:
3 years
Class size: 15
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Alma College MFA
Alma College
Alma runs a two-year low-residency MFA in Michigan, with summer or winter residency entry points, in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. The listed price is one year and combines tuition and residency fees. Not all students are funded.
Website: https://www.alma.edu/academics/programs/mfa-in-creative-w...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Michigan
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
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
Online course
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Oregon State University, Cascades Creative Writing MFA
Oregon State University, Cascades
Oregon State University, Cascades offers a two-year low-residency MFA in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and screenwriting, with two 10-day residencies per year in Bend. Listed price is annual tuition.
Website: https://osucascades.edu/academics/mfa/tuition-and-fee-rates
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Online course
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 10 per year (5 fiction, 5 poetry)
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Saint Mary's College of California Creative Writing MFA
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California offers a two-year residential MFA in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Listed price is annual tuition; students lock in their rate for two years.
Website: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/graduate-professional-studies/...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: No more than 14 students per genre
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Dominican University of California Creative Writing MFA
Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California offers a two-year low-residency MFA in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and performance writing in San Rafael. Merit and need-based scholarships are available. Tuition covers the full 25-month program.
Website: https://www.dominican.edu/academics/graduate-programs/mas...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 3–5 students per mentor during mentorship semesters
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Carlow University Creative Writing MFA
Carlow University
Carlow University offers a low-residency MFA in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, completable in as few as five semesters. Listed tuition covers the full 36-credit program. Merit and need-based scholarships and assistantships are available.
Website: https://www.carlow.edu/academic-programs/english-communic...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Pennsylvania
Level: Advanced
Length:
5 semesters
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Fairfield University Creative Writing MFA
Fairfield University
Fairfield University offers a 24-month low-residency MFA on Enders Island in Mystic in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and screenwriting. The most promising applicant per residency pool receives a $5,000 fellowship. Listed price is annual tuition.
Website: https://emerson.edu/mahttps://www.fairfield.edu/academics...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Connecticut
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Hamline University Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA
Hamline University
Hamline offers a 2 year MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults in Saint Paul, covering picture books, middle-grade and YA fiction, graphic novels, verse novels, nonfiction, and poetry. Tuition covers the full 52-credit program.
Website: https://www.hamline.edu/academics/graduate/mfa-writing-ch...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Virginia
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 3:1 to 5:1 student-faculty ratio
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
Based in San Francisco
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
Brooklyn Writers Creative Writing MFA
Brooklyn Writers Creative Writing MFA
Brooklyn Writers offers a two-year MFA in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Listed price is annual tuition. Scholarships are available.
Website: https://www.sjny.edu/brooklyn/academics/graduate/graduate...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in New York
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university required
Whitworth Creative Writing MFA
Whitworth University
Whitworth offers a 2 year low-residency MFA in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and spiritual writing. Listed price is tuition only; five residency fees are additional. Federal financial aid, TA opportunities, and scholarships are available.
Website: https://www.whitworth.edu/cms/academics/mfa-in-creative-w...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in Washington
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 12 students per cohort
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
