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Creative Writing at San Diego State University

If you plan to study Creative Writing, you may want to check out the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Diego State University is in San Diego, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 16 creative writing degrees were awarded at San Diego State University.

Studying Online at San Diego State University

Distance learning is available at San Diego State University. Of 41,137 students, 2,454 (6%) studied exclusively online and 21,435 (52%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Creative Writing graduates at San Diego State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Creative Writing graduates at San Diego State University are 81% women (13) and 19% men (3).

Creative Writing Master’s Program at San Diego State University

Of the 16 master’s creative writing degrees awarded at San Diego State University, 81% were women (13) and 19% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at San Diego State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 56% of Creative Writing master’s degree recipients at San Diego State University, higher than the national average of 26%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Creative Writing Graduates

Students who finish Creative Writing program at San Diego State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Creative Writing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Editors	$100,346
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,437
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.