McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LAPublicMFA Program in Creative Writing, College of Liberal Arts

McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, offers a three-year, 60-credit, in-person MFA in Creative Writing in fiction and poetry, with the option of a concurrent MA in English. MFA students staff The McNeese Review and its online home Boudin.

Eligible creative writing degrees

Each program has its own page with admissions, tuition, funding and sources.

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Lake Charles, LA

Campus-based

Fiction · Poetry

3 years

Competitive full funding

Tuition not published

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.

Concurrent MA in English (Master of Arts in English)MA degree; out of scope.Source: mcneese.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Literary journals, readings and facilities

Literary journals

The McNeese ReviewSource: mcneese.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Institution

Official name: McNeese State University
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address: 4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70605
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Website: www.mcneese.edu

Sources

Last verified October 9, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 9, 2026
mcneese.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writing/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026

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