Overview

The Writing program at Johns Hopkins University reflects our university’s international reputation for academic rigor and creative innovation.

Rooted in craft and led by working writers, our high-quality program is both challenging and supportive: The program is here to offer clear, straightforward, thoughtful feedback while creating a culture that encourages risk-taking.

Key Features

At JHU, you will not only boost your writing, revision, and editing skills, but also learn how to read like a writer, to give and receive feedback, to find publishing opportunities, and to live the writing life.

The program offers areas of concentration in nonfiction or fiction writing, each offering its own core courses and required electives that will explore craft elements like form, voice, structure, and style.

Nonfiction: pursue long-form literary journalism, personal essays, and memoir

Fiction: focus on short stories, novellas, and novels in a variety of genres

Job titles

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Editors

Technical Writers

Writers and Authors

Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

Programme Structure

Courses include:

In addition to classes in your selected concentration, you’ll get to dabble in other genres like poetry, drama, playwriting, and screenwriting. Flesh out your schedule with classes from across genres, eras, themes, craft elements, and even from our science writing graduate programs.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-20 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2028-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-25 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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100

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Baltimore, United States

Disciplines

Creative Writing View 87 other Masters in Creative Writing in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

You will apply to your master’s degree program via an online application. Your application will require certain supporting materials to be submitted, such as a résumé, a statement of purpose, and your official transcripts.

Often times recommendations and other supporting materials, such as a writing sample, may be required. You may directly access your program’s specific list of Required Supporting Materials below.

Please submit all application materials, and the $75 application fee, either via the online application form or directly to their office.

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

41250 USD / year

≈ 41250 USD / year
Out-of-State

41250 USD / year

≈ 41250 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

41250 USD / year

≈ 41250 USD / year

Funding

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