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2023 Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 627 degrees and certificates were awarded to writing studies students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #112 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Check out the writing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Writing Studies

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best school in California for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Antioch University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in California. Antioch University - Los Angeles is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Culver City.

Full Writing Studies at Antioch University - Los Angeles Report

Best Writing Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 380
Oregon 107
Nevada 48
Alaska 15

Writing Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 40,481
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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