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403 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in North America
Yale University4,3(50)
New Haven, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Playwriting
Yale School of Drama’s Playwriting department at Yale University is designed for playwrights who are ready to step forward as leaders of our culture and artists of our time. We work with playwrights who possess an irreducible voice and who can demonstrate their command of language, ideas, and form.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$39,500/yr
Sarah Lawrence College4,7(3)
Bronxville, United States Creative Writing
Sarah Lawrence College’s nationally recognized MFA Creative Writing programme gives you the opportunity to work in close collaboration with faculty members who are both distinguished writers and devoted mentors.
M.F.A. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$37,226/yr
University of Nevada, Las Vegas4,1(21)
Las Vegas, United States Top 4% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing major offered by University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is a three-year, intensive studio arts terminal degree with a strong international emphasis and requires the writing of a book-length creative thesis in either fiction, literary nonfiction, or poetry.
M.F.A. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$28,895/yr
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth4,0(4)
New York City, United States Top 5% in Worldwide Professional Writing and Communication
The Professional Writing and Communication program of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth meets a growing demand for professional and technical communicators. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in professional and technical writing are growing faster than average.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$22,629/yr
Humber Polytechnic4,2(88)
Toronto, Canada Professional Writing and Communications
The Professional Writing and Communications graduate certificate programme from Humber Polytechnic supports you as you learn and practise the craft of writing in the digital age while building a professional portfolio.
Postgraduate Certificate Full-time On-campus
1½ year$14,617/yr
Michigan State University4,1(26)
East Lansing, United States Top 1% in Worldwide Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing
The Master of Arts degree in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing from Michigan State University is an innovative, flexible degree program focused on educating the next generation of humanities leaders and thinkers who will engage their work in both academic and professional contexts.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$26,610/yr
Liberty University4,2(26)
Online Professional Writing - Research Administration and Sponsored Programmes (Online)
Do you have a passion for the written word? Perhaps writing has always been of particular interest to you, and you’d like to turn your writing acumen into a career. If this sounds like you, Liberty University’s Professional Writing - Research Administration and Sponsored Programmes (Online) degree may be a great fit for you.
M.A. Full-time +2 Online
2 years$11,610/yr
California College of the Arts3,0(2)
Oakland, United States Writing
On the Writing programme at California College of the Arts define your voice and explore your creative practice—fiction, nonfiction, and poetry—alongside writers, designers, and visual artists.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$64,140/yr
University of Kansas4,6(8)
Lawrence, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The University of Kansas' Creative Writing MFA is a three-year program with tracks in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and playwriting.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$20,712/yr
Queens University of Charlotte2,0(2)
Charlotte, United States Creative Writing
Join other writers for intensive residencies and connect with your peers and teachers online through the rest of the year. Learn how our low residency Creative Writing program at Queens University of Charlotte can advance your writing career.
M.F.A. Full-time Blended
2 years$21,814/yr
San José State University4,4(38)
San Jose, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing program at San José State University is a dual-genre program with concentrations in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting/screenwriting.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$20,920/yr
University of Missouri - Kansas City4,4(7)
Kansas City, United States Top 5% in Worldwide English Creative Writing and Media Arts - Fiction
The English Creative Writing and Media Arts - Fiction at University of Missouri - Kansas City graduates will show mastery of storytelling craft through the creation of a full-length manuscript of poetry, fiction that: a) is structurally sound; b) is polished and complete; c) has a distinct voice and/or vision.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$28,371/yr
University of Florida4,3(102)
Gainesville, United States Top 1% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing program at University of Florida seeks students with an equal interest in writing and in reading literature. They don’t believe in any particular school of writing; they have no wish to foster or found one. Criticism in the writing workshop here attempts to fulfill the design of a poem or a story on its own terms.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$31,872/yr
University of Texas at Austin4,3(27)
Austin, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Theatre - Performance as Public Practice
The Theatre - Performance as Public Practice MA/MFA program offered at University of Texas at Austin focuses on the historical development, cultural and theoretical contexts, and artistic significance of theatre, dance and performance disciplines and institutions, as well as the interrelationships of these fields and the role of performance in public spheres.
Master Full-time On-campus
2 years$19,212/yr
Cornell University4,3(43)
Ithaca, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Image Text
The master of fine Arts in Image Text delivered at Cornell University is a low-residency program that brings together critically, culturally, and politically engaged practices in creative writing, visual media, and design for print and digital publication.
M.F.A. Part-time Blended
2 years, 1 month$29,500/yr
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign4,3(17)
Urbana, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Literature and Writing Studies
Our combined MA/PhD Literature and Writing Studies program at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is divided into three stages for both Writing Studies and Literary Studies students: MA Coursework, PhD coursework and Special Fields Exam, and Dissertation and Defense.
M.Litt. Full-time On-campus
1 year$31,266/yr
University of California, Riverside4,8(8)
Riverside, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Palm Desert Low-Residency MFA
The Palm Desert Low-Residency MFA at the University of California, Riverside is a flexible two-year programme designed for aspiring writers. This part-time course combines asynchronous online learning with five intensive ten-day residencies in California, allowing students to balance creative growth with professional lives.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$24,010/yr
University of Missouri - Kansas City4,4(7)
Kansas City, United States Top 5% in Worldwide Creative Writing and Media Arts
The Creative Writing and Media Arts programme at the University of Missouri - Kansas City is a comprehensive Master of Fine Arts. This advanced degree focuses on screenwriting through a rigorous curriculum. Students engage in full-time study to master artistic structure and style within a professional academic environment.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$56,742/yr
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley4,0(25)
Texas City, United States Top 7% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing degree at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers the student advanced study and practice of literary craft leading to a terminal degree and a significant body of the student’s own creative work.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$17,673/yr
University of Regina3,9(49)
Regina, Canada Top 4% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Department of English offers a Masters degree in Creative Writing at the University of Regina. The MA in Creative Writing is a non-terminal degree.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$21,814/yr