Creative Writing Programs

Know about Creative Writing Major Programs and Check Schools Offering Creative Writing Programs.

Creative Writing is a major program in the area of Writing. Creative Writing is a program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts.
In United States, 476 schools offers the Creative Writing program. The average tuition & fees of these schools offering Creative Writing is $6,726 for in-state students and $36,330 for out-of-state students. In average, the SAT score is 1,264 and the ACT score is 28 over the schools. The average acceptance rate is 74%.

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NameOffered Degree*Test ScoresAcceptance RateTuitionStudent Population
University of La VernePrivate,4-yearsLa Verne, California Bachelor 1,115 (SAT)
22 (ACT)
73.51% $47,000 5,662
Laguna College of Art and DesignPrivate,4-yearsLaguna Beach, California Bachelor - 88.37% $35,650 760
La Sierra UniversityPrivate,4-yearsRiverside, California Bachelor
Master
Certificate
- 91.85% $35,910 1,614
Long Beach City CollegePublic,2-4 yearsLong Beach, California Associate - - $1,556 (in-state)
$11,440(out-of-state)
22,402
Mills College at Northeastern UniversityPrivate,4-yearsOakland, California Master - - $30,950 817
Monterey Peninsula CollegePublic,2-4 yearsMonterey, California - - $1,188 (in-state)
$9,924(out-of-state)
6,514
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityPrivate,4-yearsLos Angeles, California Master - 75.76% $48,132 2,440
National UniversityPrivate,4-yearsSan Diego, California Associate
Master
- - $13,320 18,631
Otis College of Art and DesignPrivate,4-yearsLos Angeles, California Master - 83.29% $55,513 1,312
Pepperdine UniversityPrivate,4-yearsMalibu, California Bachelor 1,390 (SAT)
31 (ACT)
48.71% $66,742 10,030
University of RedlandsPrivate,4-yearsRedlands, California Bachelor 1,190 (SAT)
28 (ACT)
81.87% $57,614 3,460
San Diego State UniversityPublic,4-yearsSan Diego, California Master
Post-graduate
- 39.26% $8,290 (in-state)
$20,170(out-of-state)
37,402
San Francisco State UniversityPublic,4-yearsSan Francisco, California Master - 94.20% $7,424 (in-state)
$19,304(out-of-state)
25,282
University of San FranciscoPrivate,4-yearsSan Francisco, California Master 1,310 (SAT)
29 (ACT)
71.18% $58,222 9,688
San Jose State UniversityPublic,4-yearsSan Jose, California Master - 76.71% $7,992 (in-state)
$19,872(out-of-state)
35,751
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaPrivate,4-yearsMoraga, California Master - 87.89% $56,134 2,765
University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate,4-yearsLos Angeles, California Bachelor
Master
1,520 (SAT)
34 (ACT)
12.02% $68,237 48,945
Berkeley City CollegePublic,2-4 yearsBerkeley, California Associate - - $1,148 (in-state)
$8,684(out-of-state)
6,122
Adams State UniversityPublic,4-yearsAlamosa, Colorado Bachelor 1,040 (SAT)
22 (ACT)
99.18% $9,776 (in-state)
$21,848(out-of-state)
2,854
University of Colorado BoulderPublic,4-yearsBoulder, Colorado Master 1,280 (SAT)
29 (ACT)
80.73% $16,430 (in-state)
$41,943(out-of-state)
39,585
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*: offered degree for the Creative Writing program. Schools may offer other degrees for other programs.