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Campus-Based BA Creative Writing Programs

Classes and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. Study intensity (full- or part-time) is shown separately on each program.

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Carnegie Mellon University

B.A. in Creative Writing

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Screenwriting · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $69,702 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate tuition, first-years entering Fall 2026 · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Columbia College Chicago

Creative Writing (BA)

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Chicago, IL
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $17,749 per semester · All students — Undergraduate, full-time tuition per semester (12-18 credits), new students · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Columbia University in the City of New York

Major in Creative Writing

BABachelor of Arts (major in Creative Writing)
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: 4-5 semesters to complete the major
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $72,800 per academic year · All students · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Northwestern University

Creative Writing Major

BABachelor of Arts (Creative Writing Major)
Location: Evanston, IL
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Oberlin College

Creative Writing Major

BABachelor of Arts (BA) in Creative Writing
Location: Oberlin, OH
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Literary Translation · Screenwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $70,320 per academic year · All students — Oberlin College tuition · 2026-2027
Deadline: October 27, 2026 · Spring 2027 (internal application to the major)
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Oregon State University

Creative Writing Undergraduate Major (BA, HBA)

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Corvallis, OR
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Purdue University

Creative Writing

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Saint Mary's College of California

Creative Writing, BA

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Moraga, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $61,416 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time rate (12–18 units per semester), non-BSN · 2026-2027
Deadline: December 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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San Francisco State University

B.A. in Creative Writing

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: San Francisco, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $3,419 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, 6.1+ units (full time), tuition only, per semester · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Syracuse University

Creative Writing, BA

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Syracuse, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $69,180 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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The New School

Creative Writing (BA)

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Genres not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $1,649 per credit · Adult Bachelor's Program, continuing students who enrolled before fall 2025 · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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The University of Texas at El Paso

BA in Creative Writing

BABA in Creative Writing
Location: El Paso, TX
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Screenwriting · Literary Translation
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Arizona

B.A. in Creative Writing

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Tucson, AZ
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $13,900 per academic year · In-state — Incoming first-year and transfer, Arizona resident, estimated tuition and fees · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of California-Riverside

Creative Writing Major (B.A.)

BAB.A. degree in Creative Writing
Location: Riverside, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $6,540.93 per term · In-state — Undergraduate, CA resident, total quarterly fees (2026-2027 first enrolled) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Creative Writing, BALAS

BABachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences, Major in Creative Writing
Location: Champaign, IL
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Pittsburgh

Creative Writing Major

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $21,594 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania residents, full-time two terms · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Warren Wilson College

Creative Writing

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Swannanoa, NC
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $26,270 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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