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Screenwriting Programs: Creative Writing Degrees

Creative writing degrees whose official pages name screenwriting as a genre or track. Screen and television writing taught inside an otherwise eligible creative writing degree. We never assign a genre a program does not name.

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Antioch University-Los Angeles logo

Antioch University-Los Angeles

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Culver City, CA
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 · Screenwriting · Playwriting · Literary Translation
Duration: Two years: five residencies and four five-month online project periods
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $11,017 per semester · All students — Semesters 1-3 · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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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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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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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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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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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, 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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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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Spalding University

Master of Fine Arts in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Louisville, KY
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them. · Flexible pace
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Screenwriting · Playwriting
Duration: Two years on the standard schedule; four years on the extended schedule (four semesters plus a graduation residency)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $650 per credit · All students — Graduate, Writing (MFA) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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The University of Texas at Austin

Michener Center for Writers MFA in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Austin, TX
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Playwriting · Screenwriting
Duration: Three years
Funding: Fully funded (conditions apply)$32,500 stipend (academic year (fall and spring); $36,500 total annual award with summer stipend)
Tuition: Tuition not published
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 California-Riverside

MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts

MFAMaster of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts
Location: Riverside, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Screenwriting · Playwriting
Duration: Six quarters, typically two academic years
Funding: Competitive full funding$5,568 stipend (year (base first-year stipend printed for Fall 2022 entry))
Tuition: $7,413.12 per term · In-state — Graduate, CA resident, total quarterly fees · 2026-2027
Deadline: January 5, 2027 · Fall 2027
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University of California-Riverside

Palm Desert Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts

MFAMFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts
Location: Riverside, CA
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Poetry · Screenwriting
Duration: Seven quarters over two years
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $9,360 per term · All students — Per quarter; no additional fees for out-of-state students
Deadline: February 1, 2027 · Spring 2027
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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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