FAIRFIELD, CT
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Screenwriting.
💡 Connecticut is the third-smallest U.S. state by area.
FUNDING: FELLOWSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
BOSTON, MA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 When Boston was first settled in 1630, it was a hilly peninsula called Trimountain.
FUNDING: FELLOWSHIPS/TA
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MADISON, NJ
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, Translation, YA, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 In the late 19th century, Madison was the rose-growing capital of the world. At its peak, the town sent over 50,000 roses a day by train to New York City.
FUNDING: SCHOLARSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
BOCA RATON, FL
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 This university’s stadium is the only one in the world with a view of the Atlantic Ocean from the top bleachers.
FUNDING: FULLY FUNDED
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MIAMI, FL
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Miami earned the nickname "The Magic City" because of its explosive growth.
FUNDING: FULLY FUNDED
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
TALLAHASSEE, FL
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Tallahassee is built on a series of rolling hills and features the highest elevation in the state of Florida.
FUNDING: FULLY FUNDED
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
FRESNO, CA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Fresno is the only major U.S. city within easy driving distance of three National Parks: Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia.
FUNDING: ASSISTANTSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
FAIRFAX, VA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 In the early 20th century, Fairfax was primarily a dairy hub.
FUNDING: FULLY FUNDED
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Milledgeville was the longtime home of Flannery O'Connor. Her farm is now a museum.
FUNDING: FULLY FUNDED
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
BALTIMORE, MD
Specializations: Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Baseball player Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore in 1895.
FUNDING: TUITION-BASED
DEGREE: MFA (NON-FICTION)
RESIDENCY: LOW
ST. PAUL, MN
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and Writing for Children.
💡 Founded in 1854, Hamline is the oldest university in Minnesota.
FUNDING: SCHOLARSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA/MFAC
RESIDENCY: FULL/LOW
ROANOKE, VA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and Children's Literature.
💡 This campus sits in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains with a historic view of Tinker Mountain.
FUNDING: ASSISTANTSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
NEW YORK, NY
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Over 800 languages are spoken in NYC.
FUNDING: FELLOWSHIPS/TA
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
HEMPSTEAD, NY
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and Playwriting.
💡 Hempstead contains the Hempstead Plains, which is the only naturally occurring prairie east of the Appalachian Mountains.
FUNDING: ASSISTANTSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
HOUSTON, TX
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 This university houses the Dunham Bible Museum, which is one of the largest rare Bible collections in the U.S.
FUNDING: TUITION-BASED
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
HOUSTON, TX
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Houston is home to the Texas Medical Center, which is the largest medical complex in the world.
FUNDING: FULLY FUNDED
DEGREE: MFA/PHD
RESIDENCY: FULL
BLOOMINGTON, IN
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry.
💡 Bloomington is famous for its Indiana Limestone, which formed millions of years ago.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
SANTA FE, NM
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Screenwriting.
💡 Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States, sitting at an elevation of 7,000 feet above sea level.
FUNDING: TUITION-BASED
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
IOWA CITY, IA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry.
💡 Iowa City was the first city in North America to be designated a "City of Literature."
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MOSCOW, ID
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Moscow was incorporated in 1887, which actually makes the city older than the state of Idaho itself.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
EVANSTON, IL
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 The modern ice cream sundae was created in Evanston.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA+MA
RESIDENCY: FULL
NOTRE DAME, IN
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 This campus is famous for its gothic architecture.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
URBANA, IL
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 This University Library houses one of the largest public collections in the world, including original works by Shakespeare and Milton.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
AMES, IA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Drama (Environmental Focus).
💡 Iowa State was the location of the world’s first electronic digital computer, built in 1937.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
JACKSON, MS
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and African American Literature.
💡 Jackson is the only United States capital that sits directly on top of an extinct volcano.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MA
BALTIMORE, MD
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Baltimore is also known as "Charm City."
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MANHATTAN, KS
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Manhattan, Kansas, was the first of several American cities to be named after the island in New York.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MA
LEXINGTON, KY
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Lexington is home to a Jif plant that produces more peanut butter than any other factory on Earth.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
KENT, OH
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and Playwriting.
💡 The rock band DEVO was formed while the members were students at this university.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
CAMBRIDGE, MA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, CNF, Stage & Screen, and YA.
💡 This campus is just blocks away from Harvard Square.
FUNDING: TUITION-BASED
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
ST. CHARLES, MO
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 In 2002, this school gained national attention for its "Pork for Tuition" program, allowing rural families to pay with livestock.
FUNDING: TUITION-BASED
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL/ONLINE
BROOKLYN, NY
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Playwriting.
💡 The name Brooklyn comes from the Dutch town Breukelen. In Dutch, broeck means marshland and lede means a small stream.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
BATON ROGUE, LA
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 This university grounds contains over 1,200 historic live oak trees.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
LOS ANGELES, CA
Specializations: Screenwriting.
💡 Westchester campus sits on a bluff with views of the Pacific Ocean and Los Angeles skyline.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA (SCREENWRITING)
RESIDENCY: FULL
NEWTON, MA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, CNF, Graphic Narrative, and YA.
💡 Solstice is one of the few programs offering a specialized track in Graphic Narratives and Comics.
FUNDING: SCHOLARSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
LAFAYETTE, LA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction.
💡 This campus has "Cypress Lake," a swamp where students can study alongside alligators and egrets.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MA
COLLEGE PARK, MD
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 College Park has the world's oldest continuously operating airport, established by the Wright Brothers in 1909.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
AMHERST, MA
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Amherst was the lifelong home of Emily Dickinson. Her house is a museum located just a short walk from campus.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MEMPHIS, TN
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Memphis is known as the "Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll."
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
CORAL GABLES, FL
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 One of the most famous landmarks in this city is the Venetian Pool.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
ANN ARBOR, MI
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 The Ann Arbor Art Fair is one of the largest outdoor art fairs in the nation.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND + OTHER
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 While the Mall of America is famous, the concept started at Southdale Center in Minnesota.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
OXFORD, MS
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 The Old Post Office was built in 1885 and is one of the oldest surviving federal buildings in North Mississippi.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
ST. LOUIS, MO
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 In 1911, St. Louis secured one of the first criminal convictions in U.S. history based solely on fingerprint evidence.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MISSOULA, MT
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Missoula is situated in the middle of five mountain ranges.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
STARKVILLE, MS
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Long before it was a college destination, Starkville was also known as "Hog Town."
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MA (EMPHASIS ON CREATIVE WRITING)
SPRINGFIELD, MO
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Springfield is the "Birthplace of Route 66," officially named during a telegram meeting in the city in 1926.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MA
BOULDER, CO
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Boulder has more atmospheric and space scientists per capita than anywhere else in the nation.
FUNDING: FELLOWSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL/LOW
FLAGSTAFF, AZ
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Flagstaff is the world's first "International Dark Sky City."
FUNDING: GTA + TUITION WAIVER
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MARQUETTE, MI
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Located blocks from Lake Superior, Northern Michigan University has the world's only domed football stadium made entirely of wood.
FUNDING: FULL TUITION WAIVER + STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
COLUMBUS, OH
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 White Castle began in Columbus.
FUNDING: FULL TUITION + MONTHLY STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
NORFOLK, VA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 At Doumar’s Confections in Norfolk, you can still see an original, historic, four-iron waffle cone machine.
FUNDING: TUITION REMISSION + STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
CORVALLIS, OR / BEND, OR
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Corvallis city was originally named Marysville.
FUNDING: GTA STIPEND/MERIT
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL/LOW
EUGENE, OR
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 The film National Lampoon’s "Animal House" was filmed almost entirely on the University of Oregon campus.
FUNDING: FULLY FUNDED + STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
FOREST GROVE, OR / PORTLAND, OR
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Portland was almost named Boston, Oregon. The city’s name was decided by a best-of-three penny toss between two settlers, Francis Pettygrove and Asa Lovejoy.
FUNDING: SCHOLARSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
TACOMA, WA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 On clear days, this campus features a direct view of Mount Rainier.
FUNDING: AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
CHARLOTTE, NC
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, CNF, YA, and Stage & Screen.
💡 This campus is located in the historic Myers Park neighborhood, known for its canopy of century-old willow oaks.
FUNDING: SCHOLARSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
NEWARK, NJ
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Newark is the third-oldest major city in America.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
CAMDEN, NJ
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 In 1933, Richard Hollingshead opened the first Drive-In Movie Theater on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MORAGA, CA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 In the early 1900s, Moraga was an important stop on the Sacramento Northern Railway.
FUNDING: SCHOLARSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
SAN DIEGO, CA
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Balboa Park is almost twice the size of New York City's Central Park.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
SAN JOSE, CA
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, CNF, and Screenwriting.
💡 This college publishes Reed Magazine, established in 1867.
FUNDING: FELLOWSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
BRONXVILLE, NY
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, CNF, and Speculative Fiction.
💡 In the early 20th century, Bronxville was part of a dairy route.
FUNDING: FELLOWSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
SAVANNAH, GA / ATLANTA, GA
Specializations: Fiction, CNF, Screenwriting, and Business Writing.
💡 The Girl Scouts was founded in Savannah by Juliette Gordon Low.
FUNDING: SCHOLARSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL/ONLINE
CARBONDALE, IL
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 For decades, SIU was well known for a Halloween street party.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
PORTLAND / FREEPORT, ME
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, CNF, and Popular Fiction (Genre).
💡 One of Freeport's oldest historic markers is the Witch-Trot Road.
FUNDING: SCHOLARSHIPS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
NEW HAVEN, CT
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 The Hamburger Sandwich was invented here in New Haven.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
SYRACUSE, NY
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 This university's Hall of Languages was the architectural inspiration for the "Addams Family" house design.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 The "Mutter Museum" of Philadelphia is a world-famous place of medical history, which has inspired countless writers of the gothic and strange.
FUNDING: TA POSITIONS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
KNOXVILLE, TN
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Knoxville is the "Gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains," with the national park located just 45 minutes from campus.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
SAN MARCOS, TX
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 The San Marcos River flows directly through the campus and stays a constant 72°F year-round.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
AUSTIN, TX
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Austin has the largest urban bat colony in North America.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
LUBBOCK, TX
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Lubbock has some of the most dramatic sunset horizons in the American West.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
AUSTIN, TX
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting, and Playwriting.
💡 Unlike larger breakfast burritos, the Austin-style breakfast taco emphasizes portability and fresh flour tortillas.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Located in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, Utah is one of the few programs to offer a "Modular Book Arts" concentration.
FUNDING: TA POSITIONS
DEGREE: MFA/PHD
RESIDENCY: FULL
NASHVILLE, TN
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Known as "Harvard of the South," this campus is a designated arboretum with over 6,000 trees.
FUNDING: $36,500 STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 The University of Virginia was originally designed as an "Academical Village," where students and faculty lived in shared pavilions around a central lawn.
FUNDING: FULL STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
BLACKSBURG, VA
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Blacksburg began as part of the Draper’s Meadow settlement.
FUNDING: TA POSITIONS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
SWANNANOA, NC
Specializations: Fiction and Poetry.
💡 Founded in 1976, Warren Wilson was the first low-residency MFA program in the U.S.
FUNDING: GRANTS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: LOW
ST. LOUIS, MO
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 The brewing industry in St. Louis was revolutionized when Adolphus Busch pioneered the use of refrigerated railroad cars.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
MORGANTOWN, WV
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction.
💡 Completed in 1876, Woodburn Hall is a centerpiece of the university's Downtown Campus.
FUNDING: TA POSITIONS
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
KALAMAZOO, MI
Specializations: Fiction, Poetry, CNF, and Playwriting.
💡 Kalamazoo was the original home of Gibson Guitars.
FUNDING: STIPEND
DEGREE: MFA
RESIDENCY: FULL
SEARCH DOZENS OF CREATIVE WRITING DEGREES & PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. INCLUDES MFA PROGRAMS, MA WITH EMPHASIS IN CREATIVE WRITING, AND PHD TRACKS. EXPLORE DIFFERENT RESIDENCY OPTIONS, FUNDING AVAILABILITIES, AND GENRE SPECIALIZATIONS.