Overview

You’ll be well prepared for careers in writing, editing, business, secondary and community college teaching, and other professions seeking broadly educated individuals with excellent analytic and communication skills.

Many of our English MA graduates at Auburn University pursue teaching and research careers and go on to attend doctoral programs in English, while others use their training to develop their craft as creative writers.

We offer three graduate tracks:

Creative Writing
Literature
Rhetoric and Composition

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Fiction Writing

Poetry Writing

Creative Nonfiction

One pre-1800 literature course
One technical and professional communication, rhetoric and composition, or linguistics course

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-21 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

International students should submit all materials at least 90 days before the first day of class and domestic students at least 45 days before the first day.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Auburn, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university.
Up to three (3) letters of recommendation may be required by the department. Applicants should contact the department to find out, first, if letters are required. If so, how many? And how should these letters be submitted?
One official transcript of all undergraduate and any graduate credits from each school previously attended. If an Auburn University transcript, the Graduate School will acquire the transcript for you
International applicants should provide an official original language transcript and final diploma/certificate(s) accompanied by a certified English translation of each document.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

35986 USD / year

≈ 35986 USD / year
Out-of-State

35986 USD / year

≈ 35986 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13306 USD / year

≈ 13306 USD / year

Living costs

Auburn

United States

850 - 1300 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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Overview

We offer three graduate tracks:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Auburn

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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