2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in California

Creative Writing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #348 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 associate degrees in creative writing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Creative Writing School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in creative writing matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Creative Writing in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of creative writing students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Creative Writing Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for creative writing.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Creative Writing in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in creative writing.

Most Well Attended Schools for Creative Writing Students Working on Their Associate

1

Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA

4 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Long Beach City College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in creative writing. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

There were about 4 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Long Beach City College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in creative writing from Long Beach City College

2

Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA

2 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Grossmont College if you want to pursue an associate degree in creative writing. Located in the suburb of El Cajon, Grossmont College is a public college with a large student population.

There were approximately 2 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Grossmont College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in creative writing from Grossmont College

2

National University
La Jolla, CA

2 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

National University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in creative writing. National University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of La Jolla. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in creative writing in California.

There were approximately 2 creative writing individuals who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in creative writing from National University

4

Berkeley City College
Berkeley, CA

1 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in creative writing has to take a look at Berkeley City College. Berkeley City College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

There were about 1 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Berkeley City College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in creative writing from Berkeley City College

5

College of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA

Located in the small city of Palm Desert, College of the Desert is a public college with a fairly large student population. More information about a associate in creative writing from College of the Desert

5

Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA

Foothill College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills. More information about a associate in creative writing from Foothill College

 

Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Creative Writing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Nevada	188	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Creative Writing

One of 4 majors within the Writing Studies area of study, Creative Writing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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