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40 Master's degrees in Creative Writing in California, United States
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
California State University San Bernardino4,5(11)
San Bernardino, California, United States English and Writing Studies
The Master of Arts in English and Writing Studies at California State University San Bernardino is designed for students interested in pursuing advanced studies in the related fields of applied linguistics and teaching English as a second language, literature, composition and rhetoric, as well as English pedagogy and public and professional writing.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$15,515/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
University of Southern California4,1(63)
Los Angeles, California, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Applied Theatre Arts
The Applied Theatre Arts MA program offered at the University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts invites community-based artists, educators, therapists, social workers and political activists to explore how theatre can be applied to non-traditional theatrical settings through a rigorous one year and one summer course of study.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$73,260/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
San José State University4,4(38)
San Jose, California, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The Creative Writing program at San José State University is a dual-genre program with concentrations in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting/screenwriting.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$20,920/yr
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
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
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
California State University Northridge4,0(12)
Los Angeles, California, United States Top 8% in Worldwide Screenwriting
The Screenwriting program at California State University Northridge is for students who seek a rigorous, professionally oriented education in writing for film and television.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$9,464/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
Pepperdine University4,3(6)
Malibu Beach, California, United States Screenwriting
At Screenwriting from Pepperdine University we take a values-centered approach to education and work to strengthen student lives in purpose, service, and leadership.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$52,080/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
California State University San Marcos4,4(35)
San Marcos, California, United States Literature and Writing Studies
The California State University San Marcos Literature and Writing Studies Department offers graduate study leading to the Master of Arts degree.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$17,688/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
Chapman University4,5(20)
Los Angeles, California, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Chapman University encourages students to write boldly, read thoughtfully, and live vibrantly.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$43,380/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