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343 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in United States
Creative Writing
Each MFA course in Creative Writing at San Diego State University is taught by an award-winning poet, essayist, or fiction writer (as well as a visiting artist, lecturer, editor, researcher).
Professional Writing
The Professional Writing degree at the University of Cincinnati offers coursework in many forms of specialized writing, including technical, business, and health.
Reading
The Reading degree from National Louis University is for educators seeking an in-depth understanding of the research, theory, and practice related to reading and writing processes and expertise in literacy assessment and instruction.
Music Theory and Composition - Songwriting
At the Music Theory and Composition - Songwriting MM program from New York University you'll take private lessons in composition, develop specific skills and sensibilities, and acquire a set of tools and techniques necessary to build a career in the constantly evolving music industry.
Creative Writing
The MA Program in Creative Writing at Eastern Michigan University promotes innovation, experimentation and collaboration across artistic fields and cultural practices.
Creative Writing (Fiction Concentration)
The Creative Writing (Fiction Concentration) program from Texas State University offers students access to incredible resources, including readings and master classes given by acclaimed visiting writers, agent and editor talks, and facilities like the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center in Kyle and the Clark House in Smithville.
Screenwriting
The Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting at Houston Baptist University is a 48-credit-hour terminal degree. The workshop-driven program provides a rigorous creative environment to prepare students to craft compelling scripts for film, television, video games, and emerging digital mediums. A parallel MFA in Creative Writing is also available.
Creative Writing (Poetry Concentration)
The Creative Writing (Poetry Concentration) program from Texas State University offers students access to incredible resources, including readings and master classes given by acclaimed visiting writers, agent and editor talks, and facilities like the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center in Kyle and the Clark House in Smithville.
Technical and Professional Communication
Inspired by the land-grant mission and Hispanic-Serving designation, the Technical and Professional Communication program at New Mexico State University is designed be broadly accessible, including for working adults across New Mexico (and beyond), who can use this degree to access and excel in stable employment opportunities.
Writing
Our M.F.A. in Writing at Pratt Institute offers the contemporary writer tools and support to cultivate a practice that is responsive to our rapidly evolving environmental and political times.
Creative Writing
The Creative Writing program from University of Missouri–St. Louis is a 39 credit-hour program designed as a terminal degree. It allows a select group of student writers an extraordinary opportunity to learn the craft of writing from the inside out.
English Writing
The English Writing at University of Pittsburgh is a three-year degree providing students with the time and opportunity to produce a book-length final manuscript.
Creative Writing
The Mount Saint Mary's University MFA in Creative Writing Program is a 36-unit interdisciplinary course of study that culminates in a terminal degree that qualifies the holder to teach at the college level.

English - Writing, Rhetoric, and Social Change Specialization
Students in this English - Writing, Rhetoric, and Social Change Specialization at Colorado State University join a vibrant community of scholars who research the transformative potential of writing and rhetoric and analyze the social, cultural, economic and historical forces shaping writing and rhetoric in theory and practice.
Screenwriting
The Screenwriting MFA program from University of Texas at Austin is a two-year (including one summer), 45-hour program designed for creative individuals with a strong commitment to storytelling for the screen.
Professional Creative Writing - Professional Poetry Writing
Refine your passion for writing poetry, ground that passion in the evolving creative tradition, and build connections within the writing community in the Professional Creative Writing - Professional Poetry Writing program of the University of Denver.
Poets and Writers
Among the oldest and most respected MFA programs in the country, the MFA for Poets and Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a three-year program dedicated to writing workshops and the completion of a book-length manuscript in prose or poetry.
Professional Writing
If you have a passion for writing, a natural curiosity and a desire to apply your creative talents in a professional career, this Professional Writing degree at Towson University can help you achieve your goal.
Writing - Nonfiction
The Writing - Nonfiction program at Columbia University offers instruction in a full range of subgenres, from memoir and personal essay to science writing, criticism, humour, research methods, profiles, food writing and lyric essay.
Design Research, Writing and Criticism
Whether your background is in design, journalism, science, history or something else entirely, the Design Research, Writing and Criticism program at School of Visual Arts might just be the next step in your career trajectory.