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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NCPublicDepartment of English

NC State's Department of English offers a two-year, 36-credit MFA in Creative Writing in fiction or poetry, admitting about a dozen students a year. Students take workshops, literature courses, and electives, pass a written craft exam, and complete a book-length thesis. The department sponsors the NC State Literary Readings Series.

Eligible creative writing degrees

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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Raleigh, NC
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Two years
Funding: Funding not verified
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.
  • Creative Writing (Minor)Minor, not a degree program.Source: catalog.ncsu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
  • English (BA): Creative Writing Concentration (Bachelor of Arts in English)English degree with a creative writing concentration; not a dedicated creative writing degree.Source: catalog.ncsu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Literary journals, readings and facilities

Reading series

Institution

Official name
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address
2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27695-7001
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Website

Sources

Last verified October 9, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. catalog.ncsu.edu/graduate/humanities-social-sciences/creative-writing/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 9, 2026
  2. catalog.ncsu.edu/undergraduate/humanities-social-sciences/english/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 9, 2026
  3. english.chass.ncsu.edu/graduate/mfa/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 9, 2026

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