MA · Glenside, PA, USA
Arcadia University MFA and MA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Arcadia University is a two-year, low-residency program in fiction or poetry that pairs asynchronous online courses with three weeklong in-person residencies, one of them in Edinburgh, Scotland. Students work one-on-one with faculty each term and staff the student-run Marathon Literary Review. A full-time, three-year dual degree adds an MA in English for those who want both.
- Deadline: Mar 1, 2027
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- 2 years
Tuition is $875 per credit (39 credits). Funding packages of up to $4,000 and at least four teaching assistantships per cohort are offered to those who apply by the priority deadline. Incoming class: 15.
Program site: arcadia.edu/program/creative-writing-mfa. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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