2024 Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in New York
6Colleges in New York
159Playwriting and Screenwriting Degrees Awarded
Playwriting & Screenwriting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #521 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of playwriting & screenwriting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 159 degrees in playwriting & screenwriting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Playwriting & Screenwriting School
Your choice of playwriting & screenwriting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Playwriting & Screenwriting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Playwriting & Screenwriting Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Playwriting & Screenwriting in New York
The schools below may not offer all types of playwriting and screenwriting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top New York Schools in Playwriting and Screenwriting
New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 98 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Purchase College if you wish to pursue a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 59th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 38 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Purchase College in the most recent year we have data available.
The New School is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #208 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.
There were about 2 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.
Marymount Manhattan College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Located in the city of New York, MMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 44th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 7 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at MMC in the most recent data year.
Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 19th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 5 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook 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.
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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Your choice of playwriting & screenwriting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Playwriting & Screenwriting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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