598 Full-time Master's degrees in Creative Writing

The Birkbeck, University of London offers an M.A. in Text and Performance, designed for aspiring theatre professionals. This one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme provides a unique opportunity to specialise in areas such as Dramaturgy, Writing for Performance, or Theatre Making, all while studying on campus.

The Film - Production and Screenwriting MFA at York University is a full-time master programme delivered over five terms. This public course offers specialised streams in cinematic creation and script development, providing students with advanced technical training and access to extensive professional production facilities.

The Professional Writing programme at Carnegie Mellon University is a comprehensive M.A. degree delivered in a public study mode. This postgraduate course focuses on mastering next-generation communication skills for an AI-driven world, combining flexible elective choices with a mandatory internship to ensure career readiness.

Wits Journalism from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg offers several study programmes for aspirant and working journalists. 

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.

The Creative Writing MFA program offered at San Francisco State University is regarded as the terminal degree in the field.

The Dramatic Writing degree offered at University of Southern California provides students with the foundation to not only build a fruitful career, but to further discover and develop their own authentic voice.  

The Writing for Screen & Television MFA program offered at University of Southern California is a two-year degree program which concentrates on training screenwriters to work in the entertainment industry and beyond.

The Creative Writing and Literature programme at Harvard University is a Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) degree delivered in a public study mode. This flexible course combines online learning with a brief on-campus residency, typically completed over two to five years, to refine your narrative voice and literary expertise.

The Creative Writing MFA program offered by The New School is designed to help you develop your craft in workshops and literature seminars led by an internationally recognized faculty and renowned authors.

The Creative Writing programme from Syracuse University gives promising fiction writers and poets an opportunity to practice and study their art with dedicated fellow writers. 

The Creative Writing programme at Brigham Young University offers a comprehensive curriculum for aspiring authors. This full-time course provides students with the opportunity to refine their literary craft in a supportive environment. Pursue your creative goals at Brigham Young University through this dedicated public track.

Research Biography from University of Buckingham remains unique to Buckingham and is consistently rated ‘excellent’ by external examiners and inspectors. Since then, in response to student demand, the available options have been extended to include our MA by Research. Study can be on either a full-time or a part-time basis.

The Creative Writing program of University of Central Florida offers a workshop-intensive program in fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry, emphasizing the art and craft of literary writing and concentrating on the student’s written work.

The Graduate Certificate in Academic Foundations from University of Canberra offers international students a pathway to further learning in coursework master's degrees initially in the Faculty of Business, Government and Law and the Faculty of Science and Technology (other Faculties may decide to use this pathway later).  

Rhetoric and Writing from University of Findlay is the only private liberal arts program in Ohio ​to offer a face-to-face Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing degree.

Realise your passion for words and self-expression through a flexible creative writing programme that will develop your skills in your chosen form: fiction, genre fiction or non-fiction. This Creative Writing degree from City St George's, University of London combines a passion for the power of the imagination with intensive study of craft and critical approaches to writing.

Command traditional and emerging media, from print to podcast with Writing course at  Savannah College of Art and Design.

The Creative Writing MA at University College Dublin is a one-year, full-time programme designed for aspiring authors. This on-campus course focuses on developing your unique voice through workshops and expert supervision. Students engage in intensive practice to produce a major piece of writing within a public university setting.

The Creative Writing program of the University of Colorado at Boulder is a three-year degree program that values literary study, innovation and writing that tests the limits of conventional forms.