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Creative Writing Programs in New York

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

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Columbia University in the City of New York logo

Columbia University in the City of New York

Major in Creative Writing

BABachelor of Arts (major in Creative Writing)
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: 4-5 semesters to complete the major
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $72,800 per academic year · All students · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Columbia University in the City of New York

MFA in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry · Literary Translation
Duration: Two years of full-time coursework
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Fall 2027
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CUNY Brooklyn College

Creative Writing, M.F.A.

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Playwriting
Duration: Two years (four semesters)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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CUNY Hunter College

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Two years (four semesters)
Funding: Tuition only
Tuition: $0 per semester · In-state — Fiction and poetry (after tuition waiver)
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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New York University

Creative Writing in Spanish (MFA)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in Spanish
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Literary Translation
Duration: Two-year program
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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New York University

Low Residency MFA Writers Workshop in Paris

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: New York, NY
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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New York University

MFA Program in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Two-year program
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Pratt Institute

Writing, BFA

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Screenwriting
Duration: 4 years
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $64,703 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate, 12-18 credits per semester · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Pratt Institute

Writing, MFA

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Poetry · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: 2 years (four semesters)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $2,310 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (all graduate programs except School of Information) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Sarah Lawrence College

Master of Fine Arts in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Bronxville, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Two years full-time; three years or more part-time
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $38,716 per academic year · All students — Full-time · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Stony Brook University

BFA in Creative Writing

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Stony Brook, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Stony Brook University

MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literature

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Literature
Location: Stony Brook, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Competitive full funding$30,000 stipend (academic year)
Tuition: $471 per credit · In-state · Fall 2023
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Syracuse University

Creative Writing, BA

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Syracuse, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $69,180 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Syracuse University

Three-Year M.F.A. in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Syracuse, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Three years (six semesters)
Funding: Fully funded (all admitted)$24,750 stipend (per year)
Tuition: $2,086 per credit · All students — Graduate, Main Campus
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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The New School

Creative Writing (BA)

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Genres not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $1,649 per credit · Adult Bachelor's Program, continuing students who enrolled before fall 2025 · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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The New School

Creative Writing (MFA)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $2,062 per credit · Continuing students who enrolled before fall 2025, per credit · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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