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San Francisco State University MA in Writing Studies

18 Master's Degrees Awarded
$44,170 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Creative Writing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Writing Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at San Francisco State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in writing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Writing from SFSU Cost?

$8,440 Average Tuition and Fees

SFSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $7,176 $16,680
Fees $1,264 $1,264

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Writing From SFSU?

$44,170 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of writing students who receive their master’s degree from SFSU is $44,170 per year. That is 27% higher than the national average of $34,720.

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Does SFSU Offer an Online MA in Writing?

SFSU does not offer an online option for its writing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SFSU Online Learning page.

SFSU Master’s Student Diversity for Writing

18 Master's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
61.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 18 students received their master’s degree in writing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 50.0% of the students who received their MA in writing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 61.1% of the writing master’s degrees at SFSU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

MA in Writing Focus Areas at SFSU

Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Creative Writing 18

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 50

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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