MW or MFA in Creative Writing (part-time)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing and professional development, dual genre, popular fiction
Ohio University
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
Our Lady of the Lake University
MA-MFA in Literature, Creative Writing, and Social Justice
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Rhode Island College
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Saint Joseph’s University
Writing Studies MA
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, playwriting
Saint Leo University
MA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
San Francisco State University
MA in English, MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, translation
Sonoma State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Southeast Missouri State University
MA in Professional Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Southeastern Louisiana University
MA in English
fiction, poetry, professional writing
Southern New Hampshire University
Mountainview Low-Residency MFA
fiction, nonfiction
MFA in Creative Writing (online)
genre fiction
MA in English & Creative Writing (online)
fiction, nonfiction
Spalding University
Spalding’s affordable, nationally distinguished low-residency MFA in Writing and MA in Writing are committed to excellence in a noncompetitive, supportive atmosphere. Students thrive as they explore across genres, examine the interrelatedness of the arts, engage with the downtown arts scene, stay in a four-star hotel, and study with prize-winning faculty while gaining editorial experience and developing a close-knit literary community and lifelong writing habits. Students choose their own independent-study pace and may opt to travel abroad. All students write prolifically and receive extensive faculty feedback. Option to matriculate from MAW to MFA, earning two master’s degrees for about the cost of one. Apply by Feb. 1 for May or July entry, Aug. 1 for November entry. Financial aid available.
St. Cloud State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Stephen F. Austin State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Texas Tech University
MA/PhD in English/Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
The College at Brockport – SUNY
MA in English, Creative Writing Concentration
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
The University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
MA in English
fiction, poetry
Towson University
MS in Professional Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, technical writing, journalism, scientific writing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Alberta
Studies in English Language and Literature
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Central Oklahoma
MA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
University of Chicago
MA Program in the Humanities
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
University of Cincinnati
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction
University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
MSc in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Hawaii at Manoa
MA or PhD in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Illinois at Chicago
MA in English, PhD in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Lincoln (England)
MA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scriptwriting, literary translation, experimental literature
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Creative Writing Program :: MA
fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting
University of Louisville
MA in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction, playwriting, creative nonfiction
University of Maine at Orono
MA in English
fiction, poetry
University of Missouri
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Nebraska, Kearney
MA in English
Fiction and poetry primarily. Courses also offered in nonfiction and drama writing.
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
University of Nevada, Reno
MA in English; MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of New Brunswick
MA or PhD in Creative Writing (English)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
University of North Alabama
MA in Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, technical writing, rhetoric/composition
University of North Dakota
MA/PhD in English
fiction, poetry
University of North Florida
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, cross-genre
University of North Texas
MA in Creative Writing, PhD in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Northern Iowa
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Oklahoma
MA in English
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult literature, screenwriting, playwriting, cross-genre
University of South Alabama
Students pursuing a master’s in English at the University of South Alabama interact with award-winning creative writers, literature scholars, and rhetoric specialists in one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the Gulf. Students can choose from concentrations in the areas of creative writing, professional writing and editing, and literature. Enjoy small class sizes and mentoring from a one-of-a-kind faculty in the Department of English, home to the Stokes Center for Creative Writing. Assistantships and scholarships are available.
University of South Dakota
MA/PhD in English
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, publishing