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BA in Creative Writing & English - Screenwriting
Refine your creative writing skills while you pursue your passion with this specialized screenwriting degree online from Southern New Hampshire University.
MA in English & Creative Writing - Screenwriting
Follow your passion and gain practical skills, through understanding of the importance of plot, scene and character with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
NYU is in the top 10% of the country for playwriting and screenwriting. More specifically it was ranked #3 out of 31 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, New York University handed out 49 bachelor's degrees in playwriting & screenwriting. This is a decrease of 20% over the previous year when 61 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in playwriting and screenwriting from NYU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for playwriting and screenwriting master’s degree candidates in the country.
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BA in Creative Writing & English
Develop your creativity and gain practical skills with a creative writing degree program –featuring 100% online classes – through a bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
MFA in Creative Writing - Online
Embrace your passion for storytelling and learn the professional writing skills you'll need to succeed with our online MFA in Creative Writing. Write your novel or short story collection while earning a certificate in the Online Teaching of Writing or Professional Writing, with no residency requirement.
Low-Residency MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction
Harness your passion for storytelling with SNHU's Mountainview Low-Residency MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction. In this small, two-year creative writing program, students work one-on-one with our distinguished faculty remotely for most of the semester but convene for weeklong intensive residencies in June and January. At residencies, students critique each other's work face-to-face, meet with major authors, agents and editors and learn how to teach at the college level.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the playwriting and screenwriting majors at New York University.
The playwriting and screenwriting program at NYU awarded 49 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from New York University with a bachelor's in playwriting and screenwriting.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| White | 20 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 6 |
| Other Races | 9 |
Of the 49 playwriting and screenwriting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NYU, about 49% were men and 51% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 53% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in playwriting and screenwriting.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| White | 26 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 11 |
| Other Races | 4 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 337 |
| Theater Design & Technology | 18 |
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