MFA Creative Writing Programs in Florida

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking — editorial selections are published separately under Rankings. What we list

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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UCF

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 Florida

MFA@FLA: Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Location: Gainesville, FL

Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.

Genres: Fiction · Poetry

Duration: Three years

Funding: Fully funded (all admitted)

Tuition: $12,780 per academic year · In-state — In-state graduate, tuition and fees (projected estimate for new graduate students) · 2026-2027

Deadline: December 15, 2026 · Fall 2027

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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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