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7 Best Writing Classes in Pennsylvania

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Arcadia University MFA

Arcadia University

Arcadia University offers a two-year low-residency MFA in fiction and poetry. Teaching assistantships with tuition waivers and stipends are available.

Website: https://www.arcadia.edu/majors-and-programs/creative-writ...

Categories: MFA

Start date:

Open all year round

Based in Pennsylvania

Level: Advanced

Length: Two academic years

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, recommended GPA 3.0+. Applicants from all fields welcome with a strong writing sample. Two letters of recommendation required; interview may be required.

Wilkes University MFA

Wilkes University

Wilkes University offers an MFA in fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for television, poetry, and more.

Website: https://www.wilkes.edu/academics/graduate-programs/creati...

Categories: MFA

Start date:

Open all year round

Based in Pennsylvania

Level: Advanced

Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)

University of Pittsburgh MFA

University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh offers a two-year MFA in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Teaching assistantships with tuition waivers and stipends are available.

Website: https://www.writing.pitt.edu/graduate

Categories: MFA

Start date:

Open all year round

Based in Pennsylvania

Level: Advanced

Length: 2 years

Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)

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Holy Family University MFA

Holy Family University

Holy Family University offers an MFA in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult fiction, young adult nonfiction, literary genre writing, and more.

Website: https://www.holyfamily.edu/academics/programs/creative-wr...

Categories: MFA

Start date:

Open all year round

Based in Pennsylvania

Level: Advanced

Length: Two-year

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)

DeSales University MFA

DeSales University

DeSales University offers a two-and-a-half-year MFA in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

Website: https://www.desales.edu/programs/grad/mfa-cw

Categories: MFA

Start date:

Open all year round

Based in Pennsylvania

Level: Advanced

Length: 2.5 years

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: Completed bachelor's degree from an accredited American 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 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)

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