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Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

San Jose State University

Program Overview

The Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing is the recognized terminal degree that offers the minimum professional training deemed necessary by the major schools in the United States for university and college teaching and for positions in the publishing industry. It is also the degree most frequently held by professional writers.

Program Key Stats

$17300 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Earned a 3.0 grade point average, Creative writing portfolio in Fiction (20-30 pages), Creative Nonfiction (20-30 pages), Poetry (10 pages), or Scriptwriting (20-30 pages).

Career Options

  • Advertising copywriter
  • Arts administrator
  • Creative director
  • Digital copywriter
  • Editorial assistant
  • Lexicographer
  • Magazine journalist
  • Newspaper journalist

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