69 Professional Writing Degree Programs

You bring the passion for storytelling, we’ll help you develop your craft, tap into your creativity, and increase your network. Our goal is that you will leave our program ready to write, publish, and edit at the highest levels possible.

Write books for young readers in a two-year, low-residency program. Study any form and genre, from picture books to young adult novels, nonfiction, graphic novels, and poetry. Work one-on-one with award-winning authors.

Do you enjoy explaining science? Do you delight in the wonders of nature or the process of scientific discovery, and yearn to tell those stories? Join the next generation of writers who are showing how science, medicine, and technology affect our lives.

PhD Summer School focuses on development of key competences required for achieving best results in successful defense of the doctoral dissertation and identifying further research directions. Therefore topics of our PhD Summer Schools include: management of scientific research data, writing of scientific articles, analysis of the subtleties of project management, research integrity and ethics, intellectual property and patent system, communication skills development, etc.

The Writing Studies minor is a home for students who believe that writing can be an integral part of their personal, professional, and academic success. Writing Studies is a research-based, interdisciplinary field that includes the study of digital media, professional and technical writing, academic, civic, and cultural rhetorics, and the theory and practice of writing pedagogy. 

Goucher’s professional writing minor features different disciplines in professional writing, including creative nonfiction and journalism, as well as business, professional, and technical writing. Our courses prepare students to navigate professional workplace situations by developing rhetorical skills to write and compose in different genres. Students learn to recognize and reach the many different audiences they will encounter in professional and public contexts.

The Master of Arts in Professional Writing is designed for students who want to develop strong writing skills for various careers. The program covers different types of writing, such as creative, tech...

The Professional Writing Certificate provides students with practical skills to communicate clearly and effectively across various professional settings. The program focuses on teaching students how t...

The Master of Professional Writing (M.P.W.) program is designed for students who want to sharpen their writing skills for real-world applications. It prepares students to work across various industrie...

With a focus on both professional and creative writing, the two-year Professional Writing Ontario College Diploma program teaches you the skills and flexibility to work as a writer in a variety of fields. You learn writing skills for digital and print media from nationally recognized writers, authors, and communications experts.

The Bachelor's in English with a Professional Writing Concentration is designed to prepare students for careers in various writing-intensive fields by developing their skills in clear, effective, and ...

Middle Georgia State University's Department of English offers a Minor in Professional Writing for undergraduates enrolled in any discipline or program other than the Bachelor of Arts in English. Given the competitive nature of the job market, one of the best ways for graduates to set themselves apart from other job candidates is to signal that they possess professional writing and communication skills, as well as interpretive and critical thinking skills. Completing a Minor in Professional Writing will help graduates toward that end. Students planning for careers in any field can strengthen their degrees by adding a Minor in Professional Writing to their credentials.

If you're interested in learning how to use emerging technologies to communicate effectively in today's world, consider the Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Professional Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. Earning a professional writing degree online not only makes practical sense, it makes sense career-wise. The program emphasizes the skills necessary to leverage the wide array of platforms available to today's communicators, including the web and social media.

An adaptation of the traditional English major, Walsh University's Professional Writing major helps prepare graduates to communicate successfully in the digital culture. Professional Writing focuses not only on writing for digital communications but also the ability to research and evaluate the legitimacy of online information. Students will also be able to pursue a global specialization that will help the skills needed to thrive in global culture.

The Professional Writing Master of Arts program is designed to help students develop advanced skills in writing, editing, and communication. It offers a range of courses that focus on various forms of...