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Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary Programs: Creative Writing Degrees

Creative writing degrees whose official pages name cross-genre / interdisciplinary as a genre or track. Hybrid and interdisciplinary writing named as such by the program. We never assign a genre a program does not name.

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Brown University

Literary Arts MFA

MFAMaster of Fine Arts (Literary Arts)
Location: Providence, RI
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Two years
Funding: Funding not verified$39,149 stipend (nine months (2026-2027 academic year); first-year fellowship $39,149, second-year TA $40,994)
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: December 15, 2026 · Fall 2027
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California Institute of the Arts

MFA Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Valencia, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Two years
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $62,954 per academic year · All students — Full-time undergraduate (BFA and certificate) and graduate (MFA, advanced certificate, and DMA) programs · 2026-2027
Deadline: December 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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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

MFA Program in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Screenwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Three years (must be completed within five years)
Funding: Fully funded (all admitted)$23,000 stipend (academic year, paid monthly)
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: January 15, 2027 · Fall 2027
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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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Pratt Institute

Writing, MFA

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Poetry · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: 2 years (four semesters)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $2,310 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (all graduate programs except School of Information) · 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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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Master of Fine Arts in Writing (MFAW)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Chicago, IL
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry · Playwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Two years
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $2,066 per credit · All students — Graduate, per credit hour · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Central Florida

Creative Writing MFA

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Orlando, FL
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: 2 years
Funding: Competitive full funding$10,000 stipend (nine-month academic year)
Tuition: $369.65 per credit · In-state — Graduate, Florida resident, tuition and fees per credit hour · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Miami

M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Coral Gables, FL
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Two years, with an optional third year
Funding: Fully funded (all admitted)
Tuition: $2,763 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition per credit hour, Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Vermont College of Fine Arts

MFA in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Montpelier, VT
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 5 nine-day residencies)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $12,714 per semester · All students · Winter 2027 – Summer
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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