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Fiction Programs: Creative Writing Degrees

Creative writing degrees whose official pages name fiction as a genre or track. Novels and short stories. We never assign a genre a program does not name.

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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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Northwestern University

MFA in Prose and Poetry

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Prose and Poetry
Location: Evanston, ILSchool location; study is online.
Format: Fully onlineAll coursework is completed online and the school does not require in-person attendance. · Part-time
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $4,000 (basis not stated by the school) · All students — Per course · 2026-2027
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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Ohio State University

MFA Program in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Columbus, OH
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Three years
Funding: Fully funded (all admitted)$22,000 stipend (nine-month academic year)
Tuition: $854.63 per credit · In-state — Columbus graduate programs not listed separately, instructional fee per credit hour (per-credit fee capped at the cost of 8 credit hours) · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 23, 2026 · Fall 2027
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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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Oregon State University

MFA Program in Creative Writing (Corvallis)

MFAMaster of Fine 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: Two years
Funding: Fully funded (all admitted)
Tuition: $4,896 per term · In-state — Graduate base tuition, resident, 12 credits per term (Corvallis) · 2026-2027
Deadline: December 31, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Pacific Lutheran University

Rainier Writing Workshop: Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing
Location: Tacoma, WA
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Three years (Regular Standing); two years (Advanced Standing)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $46,010 entire program · All students — 2026-27 Program Cost (tuition for 44 credits plus residency accommodation and meals) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Pacific University

Master of Fine Arts in Writing (MFA)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Forest Grove, OR
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Two years: at least four semesters of study and five residencies
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $23,528 per academic year · All students · 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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Portland State University

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Portland, OR
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Two years
Funding: Competitive full funding
Tuition: $526 per credit · In-state — Resident graduate 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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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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Queens University of Charlotte

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Charlotte, NC
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them. · Flexible pace
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry · Playwriting · Screenwriting
Duration: 2 years, with options to accelerate or lengthen (up to six years)
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $856 per credit · All students · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Rutgers University-Newark

MFA Program in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Newark, NJ
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: 2 years
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: December 15, 2026 · Fall 2027
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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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Saint Mary's College of California

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Moraga, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Creative Nonfiction · Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Two years
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $34,056 per academic year · All students — MFA in Creative Writing, yearly tuition (locked for two years) · 2026-2027
Deadline: January 8, 2027 · 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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San Francisco State University

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: San Francisco, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Creative Nonfiction · Fiction · Playwriting · Poetry · Literary Translation
Duration: About three years full time; up to seven years
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $4,274 per semester · In-state — Graduate, 6.1+ units (full time), tuition only, per semester · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Sarah Lawrence College

Master of Fine Arts in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Bronxville, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Two years full-time; three years or more part-time
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $38,716 per academic year · All students — Full-time · 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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