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40 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in California, United States
San Diego State University4,5(35)
San Diego, California, United States Top 4% in Worldwide Creative Writing
Each MFA course in Creative Writing at San Diego State University is taught by an award-winning poet, essayist, or fiction writer (as well as a visiting artist, lecturer, editor, researcher).
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$11,548/yr
California Institute of Integral Studies4,2(5)
Online Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing
Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing from California Institute of Integral Studies is designed to help launch or expand your professional career as an artist and maker. Using the coursework as a guide, students have the opportunity to develop strategic tools and materials necessary to meet their professional goals.
M.F.A. Part-time Online
2 years$26,793/yr
Antioch University4,6(12)
Culver City, California, United States Creative Writing
Antioch University’s low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program is devoted not only to the education of literary and dramatic artists but to community engagement and the pursuit of social justice.
M.F.A. Part-time Blended
2 years$24,008/yr
Mount Saint Mary's University4,0(1)
Los Angeles, California, United States Creative Writing
The Mount Saint Mary's University MFA in Creative Writing Program is a 36-unit interdisciplinary course of study that culminates in a terminal degree that qualifies the holder to teach at the college level.
M.F.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +3
1 year$43,560/yr
Stanford University4,1(54)
Stanford, California, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Modern Thought and Literature
The Modern Thought and Literature programme at Stanford University offers an interdisciplinary approach to literary study. This full-time degree focuses on the intersection of creative writing and literature, providing students with a rigorous academic environment at a world-leading institution in the United States.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$42,360/yr
California State University Sacramento3,8(8)
Sacramento, California, United States Top 8% in Worldwide Composition, Rhetoric, and Professional Writing
The MA in Composition, Rhetoric, and Professional Writing from California State University Sacramento is recommended for students preparing to teach at the high school or community college level or advance as writers in professional, workplace contexts.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$8,064/yr
Academy of Art University3,8(87)
San Francisco, California, United States Motion Pictures and Television
The Motion Pictures and Television program at Academy of Art University is a streamlined training in the development and direction of an original short film or extended scene.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$33,426/yr
University of Southern California4,1(63)
Los Angeles, California, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Specialized Journalism (The Arts)
The Specialized Journalism (The Arts) MA program offered at University of Southern California brings together journalists and professionals from the world of arts and culture who want to develop and refine their communication skills.
M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus
11 months$74,010/full
University of Southern California4,1(63)
Los Angeles, California, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Dramatic Writing
The Dramatic Writing degree offered at University of Southern California provides students with the foundation to not only build a fruitful career, but to further discover and develop their own authentic voice.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$73,260/yr
Loyola Marymount University4,7(23)
Los Angeles, California, United States Writing for the Screen
The Writing for the Screen program of Loyola Marymount University uses long-form storytelling as a basis for preparing students for a career in screenwriting.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$29,223/yr
San Francisco State University3,9(7)
San Francisco, California, United States Top 7% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing MFA program offered at San Francisco State University is regarded as the terminal degree in the field.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$9,870/yr
California State University Long Beach4,3(23)
Long Beach, California, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Creative Writing
Since the late 1960s, California State University Long Beach has promoted the value and significance of Creative Writing as part of its educational mission. Building on a thriving undergraduate programme, CSULB welcomed its first class of MFA students in Creative Writing in 1995.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$17,922/yr
University of California, Davis4,4(12)
Davis, California, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Creative Writing
Beginning in the academic year 2019 -2020, the University of California, Davis, will offer a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing through the Department of English.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$30,697/yr
New York Film Academy4,0(4)
Los Angeles, California, United States Screenwriting
In the New York Film Academy Master’s of Fine Arts (MFA) in Screenwriting degree program, students master cinematic storytelling concepts and techniques.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$36,450/yr
San Diego State University4,5(35)
San Diego, California, United States Top 4% in Worldwide Rhetoric and Writing Studies
San Diego State University offers a Master of Arts Degree in Rhetoric and Writing Studies. They welcome students from a variety of backgrounds whose interests include theories and histories of rhetoric, professional and technical writing, the teaching of writing, new media, and rhetorics of culture, politics and social difference.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$11,548/yr
California State University Fullerton4,4(8)
Fullerton, California, United States Top 7% in Worldwide Screenwriting
The Screenwriting degree at California State University Fullerton will prepare you to break into the entertainment industry. In the first year alone, you'll write one feature film, one spec TV sitcom, and one spec hour-long TV drama.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$7,571/yr
San Francisco State University3,9(7)
San Francisco, California, United States Top 7% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing MA program from San Francisco State University is a two-year program with a focus on preparing students who are teaching or who want to teach creative writing and/or composition at the Community College level.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$9,870/yr
University of San Francisco3,9(27)
San Francisco, California, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Writing for Young Readers
Writing for Young Readers from University of San Francisco, 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.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$20,820/yr
Academy of Art University3,8(87)
San Francisco, California, United States Fashion Journalism
The Master of Arts Program in Fashion Journalism at Academy of Art University equips students with subject-area expertise to help communicate the rising complexity of the global fashion industry.
M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
1½ year$33,426/yr
University of San Francisco3,9(27)
San Francisco, California, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Writing
The Writing program offered by University of San Francisco aims to cultivate tomorrow’s writers in the literary epicenter of the west coast.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2½ years$27,120/yr