MFA Creative Writing

3 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Program Overview

Our three-year MFA program provides students with graduate study and professional training in the writing of fiction and poetry with our distinguished graduate faculty. The primary goal of the MFA in Creative Writing is to give literary artists time and space to work on perfecting their art. Students will teach creative writing and produce a book-length, publishable manuscript. Students will also gain extensive experience in literary editing and publishing while enrolled in the program.

Program Key Stats

$30356 (Annual cost)
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Eligibility Criteria

3.0
4 Year

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Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Careers in Writing for television
  • magazines
  • blogs or the book-publishing industry
  • Corporate or non-profit freelance writing
  • Creative arts project coordination
  • Inter-arts collaboration for arts festivals
  • Writing for public relations
  • Creative writing in advertising
  • Teaching

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