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Master of Arts in English Concentration in Creative Writing

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

San Francisco State University

Program Overview

The Master of Arts in English with Concentration in Creative Writing serves a double purpose: to extend and broaden the student's familiarity with literature and to provide the help of a faculty of professional writers and critics in developing the student's own potential as a professional writer. The Creative Writing Department has a strong core faculty and invites several visiting faculty each semester.

Program Key Stats

$15028 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Financial Affidavit Form and evidence of financial resources for study in the U.S. Complete Bachelor s degree with minimum 3 GPA. TOEFL iBT Total Score 80, or IELTS Overall Score 7.0, One-page Curriculum Vitae, Statement of Purpose (500 word max.), Two Letters of Recommendation, Writing Sample, Official Transcripts, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores.

Career Options

  • The career goal is to train and encourage writers of creative nonfiction
  • fiction
  • literary translation
  • plays
  • and poetry
  • Many celebrated and distinguished writers are graduates of the department
  • In the job market
  • good writers are hard to find
  • The skills developed in creative writing translate well into corporate editing
  • publishing
  • teaching
  • and working for arts organizations

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