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Campus-Based MFA Creative Writing Programs Based in Ohio

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

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Two years
Funding: Fully funded (conditions apply)
Tuition: $6,881.88 (basis not stated by the school) · In-state — Graduate, main campus, Ohio resident, 12-18 credit hours (instructional and general fees) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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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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