MFA Program
See writers who attended this programPorscha Burke, Evan Hughes, Geoffrey Mak, Randon Billings Noble, Michelle Orange, Meline Toumani
The program offers scholarships. Funding opportunities include federal financial aid.
This program has a focus on writing and publishing, incorporating internships with publications, publishers, writers, and agents. It features several independent study courses, including the Book Proposal, Reported Memoir, and Fieldwork in Nonfiction, all of which are taught by writing and publishing professionals. In 2025, the program introduced a redesign to make its curriculum more flexible and individualized.
Students attend two weeklong residencies, in July at the Goucher College campus in Baltimore, and in January in New York City.
The application deadline for summer is May 12, and for fall the deadline is August 4.
Valerie Boyd, Kristina Gaddy, Stephanie Gorton, Jean Guerrero, Pamela Haag, Jesse J. Holland, Brendan O’Meara, Neda Semnani, Earl Swift, Laura Tillman