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Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$20,720 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,275 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies Master's Degree 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 Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for writing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at San Jose State are $9,286 a year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFSU are $8,738 a year.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great value for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno State are $8,087 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in California. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSULB are $8,280 a year.

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University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #7, National University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree writing studies programs. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCR graduate students pay an average of $13,467 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for writing studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $8,647 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 18 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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