The University of Iowa in Iowa City has a well-known program for aspiring creative writers. You can choose to purse a bachelor's degree in English Literature or a master of fine arts in creative writing. The University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop is also recognized for excellence, and numerous Pulitzer Prize winners have attended. The undergraduate degree in English also prepares you for a career as a teacher.
New York University is home to one of the most prestigious writing programs in the country. In both the undergraduate and graduate programs you will work with published professionals. Located in a brownstone in Greenwich Village, the Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House gives you a place to share your work and be part of a community of writers. Special events such as workshops, internships, writing prizes and internships are also part of the program.
Northwestern University, in Illinois, offers a variety of writing degrees including the undergraduate English major in writing, the master of arts in creative writing and the master of fine arts in creative writing. You can may also choose to take courses at the university's Center for the Writing Arts. The center offers programs that support undergraduate and graduate students who are studying writing.
The School of the Arts at Columbia University in New York City offers a variety of writing programs. Columbia offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in writing. The programs are heavily focused around workshops of no more than a dozen students per group. In the workshops you present work a minimum of three times per semester and receive written critiques from faculty and peers. You can also learn from readings, lectures, performances and plays put on by industry professionals.