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Poetry Programs: Creative Writing Degrees

Creative writing degrees whose official pages name poetry as a genre or track. Verse, prose poetry and poetic sequences. We never assign a genre a program does not name.

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Emerson College

Creative Writing MFA

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Boston, MA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Creative Nonfiction · Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $1,551 per credit · All students — Graduate, per credit · 2026-2027
Deadline: February 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
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Florida International University

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Miami, FL
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Screenwriting
Duration: 2 years (full-time)
Funding: Partial funding$12,000 stipend (Fall/Spring semesters (approximately, as printed))
Tuition: $379.95 per credit · In-state — Graduate, resident tuition per credit hour (Fall 2026), excluding fees · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Florida State University

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Competitive full funding$19,163 stipend (annual (as printed; summer teaching raises annual pay to $23,953))
Tuition: $479.32 per credit · In-state — Graduate, resident (Main Campus) · 2026-2027
Deadline: January 15, 2027 · Summer 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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George Mason University

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Fairfax, VA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Typically completed in three years
Funding: Competitive full funding
Tuition: $700 per credit · In-state — Graduate courses in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, approximate
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Hollins University

Creative Writing M.F.A.

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Roanoke, VA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Two years
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $23,600 (basis not stated by the school) · All students · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Indiana University-Bloomington

Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Bloomington, IN
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Three years
Funding: Fully funded (conditions apply)$19,000 stipend (not stated ("at least $19,000"))
Tuition: $11,280 per academic year · In-state — Graduate, Indiana residents (estimated tuition and mandatory fees, full-time, 11 credits per semester) · 2026-2027
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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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMFA in Creative Writing
Location: Santa Fe, NM
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 · Screenwriting
Duration: Four semesters
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $6,000 per semester · International — International, per semester · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Iowa State University

MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Environment
Location: Ames, IA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Screenwriting
Duration: Three years
Funding: Competitive full funding$20,872 stipend (10 months (Aug 16 through May 15))
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Johns Hopkins University

Writing Seminars Major

BABachelor of Arts in Writing Seminars
Location: Baltimore, MD
Format: Format not verified
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Lindenwood University

Writing, MFA

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Saint Charles, MOSchool location; study is online.
Format: Fully onlineAll coursework is completed online and the school does not require in-person attendance. · Flexible pace
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: From one and a half years to a maximum of five years, depending on credit hours per term
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $630 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (online and on-campus), MFA · 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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McNeese State University

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: 3 years
Funding: Competitive full funding
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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New York University

Creative Writing in Spanish (MFA)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in Spanish
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Literary Translation
Duration: Two-year program
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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New York University

Low Residency MFA Writers Workshop in Paris

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: New York, NY
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: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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New York University

MFA Program in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts 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
Duration: Two-year program
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Raleigh, NC
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Two years
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
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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