Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJPublicMFA Program in Creative Writing, School of Arts and Sciences-Newark

Rutgers University-Newark's MFA Program in Creative Writing, established in 2008, is a full-time, two-year, 36-credit program with tracks in fiction and poetry. The program states that it funds all admitted full-time students over two years, and graduate students can teach in the creative writing minor or composition program.

Eligible creative writing degrees

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MFA Program in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Newark, NJ

Campus-based · Full-time, Part-time

Fiction · Poetry

2 years

Funding not verified

Tuition not published

December 15, 2026 · Fall 2027

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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 MinorUndergraduate minor, not a degree.Source: sasn.rutgers.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Institution

Official name: Rutgers University-Newark
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address: 249 University Avenue, Blumenthal Hall, Newark, NJ 07102
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Website: www.newark.rutgers.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
sasn.rutgers.edu/mfa — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026

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