Creative Writing Programs in Chicago, Illinois

Dedicated creative writing degrees (BFA, BA, MFA and PhD) offered by schools in Chicago, Illinois. English degrees with a creative writing concentration are not listed.

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Columbia College Chicago

Creative Writing (BA)

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing

Chicago, IL

Campus-based

Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry

Duration not verified

Funding not verified

$17,749 per semester · All students — Undergraduate, full-time tuition per semester (12-18 credits), new students · 2026-2027

November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing (BFAW)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Writing

Chicago, IL

Campus-based

Fiction · Poetry · Playwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary

Duration not verified

Funding not verified

$59,460 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate (30 credit hours) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Master of Fine Arts in Writing (MFAW)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing

Chicago, IL

Campus-based

Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry · Playwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary

Two years

Partial funding

$2,066 per credit · All students — Graduate, per credit hour · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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