MFA · Ashland, OH, USA
Ashland University MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Ashland University is a low-residency program that pairs three two-week summer residencies on campus with four online semesters of mentoring. Students write poetry, creative nonfiction, or fiction, curate a personal list of 50 books, and can edit the Black Fork Review or assist at Ashland Poetry Press. An optional Pedagogy Track adds supervised teaching.
- Deadline: Rolling admissions
- Funding: Not funded
- 2 years
Tuition for 2026-27 is $730 per credit hour ($32,850 for 45 credits). Graduate teaching assistants earn $2,575 per course taught, and poetry students may hold publishing assistantships with Ashland Poetry Press. Incoming class: 4-10.
Program site: ashland.edu/graduate/mfa. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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