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Fully Online MFA Creative Writing Programs

All coursework is completed online and the school does not require in-person attendance. Study intensity (full- or part-time) is shown separately on each program.

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“Fully online” means the school publishes that no in-person residency is required. Programs with any mandatory on-site residency are listed as low-residency instead.
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Emerson College

Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing MFA – Online

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing
Location: Boston, MASchool location; study is online.
Format: Fully onlineAll coursework is completed online and the school does not require in-person attendance. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Fiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $1,551 per credit · All students — Graduate, per credit · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 1, 2026 · Spring 2027
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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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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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The University of Texas at El Paso

M.F.A. in Creative Writing Online

MFAM.F.A. in Creative Writing
Location: El Paso, TXSchool 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
Duration: Two years encouraged; up to five years allowed
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $490 per credit · In-state
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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