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Tempe, AZPublicDepartment of English (The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)

Arizona State University's Department of English offers a three-year MFA in Creative Writing on the Tempe campus with fiction and poetry tracks. MFA students can work with the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, the Center for Imagination in the Borderlands and Hayden's Ferry Review. Teaching assistantships are awarded competitively.

Eligible creative writing degrees

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Creative Writing, MFA

MFAMFA Creative Writing
Location: Tempe, AZ
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Three years
Funding: Competitive full funding$24,586 stipend (annual)
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Degrees we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists only dedicated creative writing degrees. These related offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope.
  • English (Creative Writing), BA (Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing concentration))English BA with a creative writing concentration; the department describes it as an undergraduate concentration in creative writing.Source: english.asu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

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Official name
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address
University Drive and Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85287
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
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Sources

Last verified October 9, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. english.asu.edu/academics/areas-of-study/creative-writing — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  2. english.asu.edu/degree/graduate/mfa-creative-writing — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 9, 2026

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Arizona State University Creative Writing Programs (MFA)