2024 Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in the Great Lakes Region
2Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
55Playwriting and Screenwriting Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in playwriting & screenwriting, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #521 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 degrees in playwriting & screenwriting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The playwriting and screenwriting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Playwriting & Screenwriting in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the playwriting and screenwriting degree levels they offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Playwriting and Screenwriting
Northwestern University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat DePaul University if you wish to pursue a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were about 28 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
Columbia College Chicago is a great option for students interested in a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 2 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is a good decision for students interested in a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Athens. This university ranks 9th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 2 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.
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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.
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