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Campus-Based BFA 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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Bowling Green State University

Creative Writing (BFA)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $7,386.36 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, main campus, Falcon Tuition Guarantee 2026-2027 cohort, Ohio resident, 12-18 credits (instructional and general fees) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Chapman University

BFA in Creative Writing

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Orange, CA
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: $34,995 per semester · All students — Undergraduate, full-time (12-18 credits) · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Emerson College

Creative Writing BFA

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Boston, MA
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: $60,160 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate, full-time (12–16 credits), Boston · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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George Mason University

Creative Writing, BFA

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Fairfax, VA
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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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Creative Writing (BFA)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Screenwriting
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $5,646 per semester · International — Undergraduate full-time flat rate (12-18 credits), international, per semester · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Portland State University

BFA in Creative Writing

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Portland, 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: $240 per credit · In-state — Resident undergraduate base tuition, 1 credit · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Pratt Institute

Writing, BFA

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Screenwriting
Duration: 4 years
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $64,703 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate, 12-18 credits per semester · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing (BFAW)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Chicago, IL
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Playwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $59,460 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate (30 credit hours) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Stony Brook University

BFA in Creative Writing

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Stony Brook, NY
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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The University of Montana

Creative Writing B.F.A.

BFABachelor of Fine Arts - Creative Writing
Location: Missoula, MT
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Four-year plan of study
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $4,875 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, in-state, tuition and mandatory fees, 12 or more credits · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Mississippi

B.F.A. in Creative Writing

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: University, MS
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Screenwriting · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: 4 years
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $428.25 per credit · In-state — Undergraduate, resident (base rate) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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