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382 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in United States

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Creative Writing

Fiction. Poetry. Nonfiction. No matter your genre, if you want a career in the literary arts, this Creative Writing program at University of Idaho provides the rigorous instruction and expert guidance you need to polish your craft and develop your voice as a professional writer.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$31,582/yr

Creative Writing (Online)

Liberty University’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing (Online) can help you develop your writing passion into a career so you can set your works free to impact culture and the world.

M.F.A. Part-time Online
2½ years$12,384/yr

Professional Writing (Online)

If you are interested in a degree that can be used in many different career fields, then perhaps Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Professional Writing (Online) is for you.

M.A. Full-time +2 Online
1½ year$15,480/yr

Writing for Dramatic Media

The Writing for Dramatic Media certificate at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is designed to bring added value to a graduate degree that is not in Film. It has been awarded to English, Creative Writing, Law, Journalism, and Theatre students. In enhances the candidates’ career opportunities in those fields.

Postgraduate Certificate Full-time On-campus
$26,368/yr

Creative and Professional Writing

The Creative and Professional Writing programme offered at  William Paterson University is a full-residency, HyFlex programme of 34 credits, with tracks in Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Cross-Genre. 

M.F.A. Full-time +2 Blended
2 years$23,137/yr

Composition (Online)

Are you passionate about the English language? Are you interested in helping others learn to communicate effectively and persuasively? If so, then Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Composition (Online) degree programme is a good next step for your education and your career. 

M.A. Part-time Online
1½ year$15,480/yr

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

Professional Writing (Online)

As a writer, you have a lot of flexibility in your career direction. You can write to sell products or move hearts. You can even be your own boss by working as a freelancer. If you are interested in a degree that can be used in many different career fields, then perhaps Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Professional Writing (Online) is for you. 

M.A. Part-time Online
1½ year$13,200/yr

Screenwriting

The Screenwriting degree at California State University Fullerton will prepare you to break into the entertainment industry. In the first year alone, you'll write one feature film, one spec TV sitcom, and one spec hour-long TV drama.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$15,142/yr

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$28,605/yr

Writing for Dramatic Media

This Writing for Dramatic Media major delivered by University of Nevada, Las Vegas focuses specifically on the art and craft of writing for performance. This is a three-year long creative writing discipline housed in a film department.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$28,605/yr
Columbia University4,3(89)
Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Theatre - Playwriting

The Theatre - Playwriting program at Columbia University embraces diverse voices and aesthetics. There are many ways to write a great play, exemplified by our faculty, which includes Tony©, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners such as Charles Mee, Lynn Nottage, and David Henry Hwang.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$77,840/yr
Columbia University4,3(89)
Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Writing - Literary Translation

The Writing - Literary Translation program at Columbia University offers all Writing students the opportunity to pursue coursework in literary translation as part of their studies.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$77,840/yr
Hollins University
Roanoke, United States

Playwriting

Playwriting at Hollins University is more than a traditional three-year degree program. Similar to an intensive workshop/retreat or conference, it promotes inclusivity and collaboration, not exclusivity and competition.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$27,000/yr
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville4,1(9)
Edwardsville, United States

Teaching of Writing

Teaching of Writing is offered by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The teaching of writing specialization at SIUE introduces students to some of the key theoretical, institutional and pragmatic questions that currently circulate about the teaching of writing.  

M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$8,984/yr
Columbia University4,3(89)
Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

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. 

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$77,840/yr
Columbia University4,3(89)
Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Writing - Fiction

The Writing - Fiction program at Columbia University is highly regarded for its rigorous approach to literary instruction and for its faculty of acclaimed writers and editors who are devoted and dedicated teachers.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$77,840/yr
Missouri State University3,6(5)
Springfield, United States

Writing

Study a variety of writing genres in a Writing program with a strong balance between rhetorical theory and practice at Missouri State University.

M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$16,180/yr
Columbia University4,3(89)
Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Film - Screenwriting and Directing

The mission of the Film -  Screenwriting and Directing program at Columbia University is to rigorously train storytellers in film, television, and digital media. This concentration is specifically for students who intend to immerse themselves in the art of both writing and directing, many of whom will go on to become writer-directors.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$77,840/yr
University of Pittsburgh4,2(6)
Pittsburgh, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Writing

The Writing degree at the University of Pittsburgh is a three-year degree providing students with the time and opportunity to produce a book-length final manuscript.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$47,378/yr

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