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University of Florida Creative Writing MFA
University of Florida
University of Florida offers a three-year MFA in poetry and fiction. Teaching assistantships with tuition waivers and stipends are available.
Website: https://english.fsu.edu/programs/creativewriting
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Florida
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
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
Price:
Free
Based in Maryland
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required
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
Price:
Free
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)
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
Price:
$43,240.00
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)
Chatham University Creative Writing MFA
Chatham University
Chatham offers a two-year residential MFA in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and nature and place-based writing in Pittsburgh. Teaching assistantships are available to full-time first-year students. Listed price is annual tuition.
Website: https://www.chatham.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writing/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$27,900.00
Based in Pennsylvania
Level: Any
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Completed baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, with a 3.0 GPA.
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
Price:
$44,208.00
Based in Pennsylvania
Level: Advanced
Length:
5 semesters
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
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
Price:
$33,002.00
Based in Indiana
Level: Any
Length:
3 years
Class size: 15
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Brown University MFA
Brown University
Brown University offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and digital/cross-disciplinary. Fully funded, with a fellowship and stipend.
Website: https://literaryarts.brown.edu/courses/graduate-courses
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Rhode Island
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Small cohorts
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
Price:
Free
Based in Idaho
Level: Advanced
Length:
3 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
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
Price:
Free
Based in Massachusetts
Level: Advanced
Length:
1 year
Class size: 10
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Bard College MFA
Bard College
Bard offers an interdisciplinary studio MFA where writing sits alongside film, music, painting, and sculpture. It runs about two years and two months across three consecutive summers with winter study between. Listed price is first-year tuition only.
Website: https://www.bard.edu/mfa/tuition/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$27,194.00
Based in New York
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 12
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
Price:
$34,170.00
Based in Michigan
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
