598 Full-time Master's degrees in Creative Writing

This Creative Writing degree from Keele University brings together a strong community of published and aspiring writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and storytelling who, like you, appreciate the potential power of words and have embarked on a journey of self-expression.

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.

The low-residency MFA in Creative Writing at the Dominican University of California welcomes you to a vibrant community of writers and dedicated faculty, in an unsurpassed San Francisco Bay Area location.

Creative Writing (Low-Residency) offered by Naropa University, the award-winning Jack Kerouac School faculty will support you in discovering both your best creative work and your best self.

Creative Writing from Mississippi University for Women is a 48-hour program that can be completed in two to three years (or longer if students choose to attend part time). Students take online classes, combined with two types of brief residency classes.  

Chatham University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFACW) program grows from the legacy of Rachel Carson '29, a creative writer known for her social conscience.

The Creative Writing MFA program at the University of Utah in creative writing is small and selective. It gives students the opportunity to study literature, participate in intensive writing workshops, and work in a close community of writers.

The Creative Writing programme at The City University of New York is a distinguished MFA offered in West Harlem. Available in full-time and part-time modes, this degree focuses on diversity and excellence. Students develop their unique voices in a supportive environment at The City University of New York over a flexible duration.

Make your literary mark with Portland State University’s master’s in Creative Writing. Our two-year, flexible program offers both full-time and part-time options for earning your MFA. You will graduate with a manuscript, your thesis, in your genre (fiction, poetry, or nonfiction).

The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Old Dominion University is widely regarded as a terminal degree. It is designed to prepare students for careers as published writers in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction. 

The Spanish Creative Writing at The University of Iowa offers undergraduate majors and minors, graduate degree programs, and coursework for students in other disciplines.

If you have dreams of writing a book, Fairfield University's low-residency MFA in Creative Writing can help you make those dreams into reality. In the past three years, our alumni and students have published over 80 books, in addition to hundreds of articles, essays, stories, and poems.

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.

Butler University’s 36-hour MFA in Creative Writing program is supported by a lively Indianapolis literary community. 

The Writing program offered by University of San Francisco aims to cultivate tomorrow’s writers in the literary epicenter of the west coast.

The English Literature and Creative Writing course of Cardiff Metropolitan University is a rewarding taught degree taught by published writers and researchers. 

This intensively supervised Creative Writing programme at the Stellenbosch University, consisting of monthly workshops, is residential (campus-based). It entails a piece of creative work in the genre of your choice (50%) and a related thesis (50%).

Literary Theory from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving.

The Contemporary Creative Writing MA at Northeastern University London you can develop your craft as a writer with our flexible, fully online

The Creative Writing MA at Leeds Trinity University is a professional postgraduate programme designed for aspiring authors. This one-year full-time or two-year part-time course focuses on prose or poetry. You will develop your craft under expert guidance while exploring the publishing industry in a supportive environment.