Creative Writing Programs in San Francisco, California

Dedicated creative writing degrees (BFA, BA, MFA and PhD) offered by schools in San Francisco, California. English degrees with a creative writing concentration are not listed.

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San Francisco State University

B.A. in Creative Writing

BABachelor of Arts in Creative Writing

San Francisco, CA

Campus-based

Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Poetry

Duration not verified

Funding not verified

$3,419 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, 6.1+ units (full time), tuition only, per semester · 2026-2027

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San Francisco State University

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

San Francisco, CA

Campus-based · Full-time, Part-time

Creative Nonfiction · Fiction · Playwriting · Poetry · Literary Translation

About three years full time; up to seven years

Partial funding

$4,274 per semester · In-state — Graduate, 6.1+ units (full time), tuition only, per semester · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of San Francisco

MFA in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing

San Francisco, CA

Campus-based

Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction

Two years

Partial funding

$1,735 per credit · All students — MFA in Writing, per unit · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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