The Top MFA Programs in Creative Writing

Is an Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing Right for You?

If you are a writer, and that is your passion, you may have at one time or another in your academic career considered enrolling in a Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative writing. If you are a writer, you know the competitiveness of the MFA programs. If if you have been on the path of writing for a while, and are trying to decide what your next move is, you have most likely toyed with the academic alternative. At some point and time, the idea of entering and pursuing a Master of Fine Arts is certainly contemplated. But how does one decide which program they should attend.

This past month the top five MFA Programs in the United States were announced by the  U.S. New and World Report. The programs were ranked based on surveys that were completed by those in the writing field, as there is not a federally sanctioned accredited body to actually rank creative writing programs in terms of an MFA Program, especially a Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing . The top five MFA Programs came in respectively as: The University of Iowa, John Hopkins University, The University of Houston, Columbia University, and The University of Virginia.