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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in California

29 Colleges
$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.

The Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Writing Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for writing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Riverside the most popular school in California for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in writing at UCR, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Writing Studies at University of California - Riverside Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great place for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

Of the 37 students majoring in writing at CSUSB, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Full Writing Studies at California State University - San Bernardino Report

#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 55% of the writing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Antioch University - Los Angeles is a great place for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Antioch University - Los Angeles is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Culver City.

Women make up 76% of the writing majors at the school.

Full Writing Studies at Antioch University - Los Angeles Report

#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in California. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 64% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on Writing Studies at National University

#4

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Orange.

Of the 25 students majoring in writing at Chapman, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Full Writing Studies at Chapman University Report

#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #7, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

About 50% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Writing Studies at San Diego State University Report

#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for writing studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 68% of the writing majors at the school.

Read full report on Writing Studies at San Francisco State University

Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 69% of the writing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, California Institute of the Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valencia.

About 77% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Writing Studies at California Institute of the Arts Report

Best Writing Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Writing Studies Colleges 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 29 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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