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Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in Literature

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

Western Kentucky University

Program Overview

The MFA program provides students pursuing vocations in creative writing the opportunity to acquire the background and knowledge required to be leading citizens of what Vachel Lindsay calls the Republic of Letters. The program prepares students for lives as writers of novels, short fiction, creative nonfiction, scripts, and poetry and related pursuits such as teaching, literary editing and publishing.

Program Key Stats

$18210 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0, Minimum GRE Analytical Writing score of 4.0 and minimum GRE Verbal score of 153, Writing sample, (TOEFL) minimum score of 79 (internet-based) or 550 (paper-based), IELTS-6.5

Career Options

  • Advertising copywriter
  • Arts administrator
  • Creative director
  • Digital copywriter
  • Editorial assistant
  • Lexicographer
  • Magazine journalist
  • Newspaper journalist

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