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Creative Writing Programs in Ohio

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

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Bowling Green State University

Creative Writing (BFA)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $7,386.36 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, main campus, Falcon Tuition Guarantee 2026-2027 cohort, Ohio resident, 12-18 credits (instructional and general fees) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Bowling Green State University

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Two years
Funding: Fully funded (conditions apply)
Tuition: $6,881.88 (basis not stated by the school) · In-state — Graduate, main campus, Ohio resident, 12-18 credit hours (instructional and general fees) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Oberlin College

Creative Writing Major

BABachelor of Arts (BA) in Creative Writing
Location: Oberlin, OH
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Literary Translation · Screenwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $70,320 per academic year · All students — Oberlin College tuition · 2026-2027
Deadline: October 27, 2026 · Spring 2027 (internal application to the major)
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Ohio State University

MFA Program in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Columbus, OH
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Three years
Funding: Fully funded (all admitted)$22,000 stipend (nine-month academic year)
Tuition: $854.63 per credit · In-state — Columbus graduate programs not listed separately, instructional fee per credit hour (per-credit fee capped at the cost of 8 credit hours) · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 23, 2026 · Fall 2027
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