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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in California

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Creative Writing Schools for an Associate in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for an Associate in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Creative Writing is the 118th most popular major in the country with 6,586 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 548 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,451 and $19,634 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent creative writing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the creative writing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Creative Writing Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Creative Writing Schools for an Associate in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Creative Writing Schools for an Associate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree creative writing students.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in California

#1

National University

La Jolla, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Creative Writing Schools for an Associate in California list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Creative Writing Associate Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full National University Creative Writing Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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