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Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, CAPrivate nonprofitCreative Writing Department

Saint Mary's College of California offers a BA in Creative Writing covering poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama, and a two-year, full-time residential MFA in Creative Writing in creative nonfiction, fiction, or poetry. The MFA, founded in 1995, admits about six students per genre each year and gives every accepted student some tuition scholarship.

Eligible creative writing degrees

Each program has its own page with admissions, tuition, funding and sources.

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Saint Mary's College of California

Creative Writing, BA

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Moraga, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $61,416 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time rate (12–18 units per semester), non-BSN · 2026-2027
Deadline: December 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Saint Mary's College of California

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Moraga, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Creative Nonfiction · Fiction · Poetry
Duration: Two years
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $34,056 per academic year · All students — MFA in Creative Writing, yearly tuition (locked for two years) · 2026-2027
Deadline: January 8, 2027 · Fall 2027
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Degrees we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists only dedicated creative writing degrees. These related offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope.

Literary journals, readings and facilities

Literary journals

Reading series

Institution

Official name
Saint Mary's College of California
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address
1928 Saint Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
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Sources

Last verified October 9, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 9, 2026
  2. stmarys-ca.edu/arts-sciences/creative-writing — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  3. stmarys-ca.edu/mfa-in-creative-writing — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026

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Saint Mary's College of California Creative Writing Programs (BA, MFA)