by our College Data Analytics TeamPlaywriting & Screenwriting is a concentration offered under the drama and theater arts major at University of Southern California. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in playwriting and screenwriting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
Online degrees for the USC playwriting and screenwriting master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in playwriting and screenwriting in 2019-2020, 59.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.4%.
Around 46.9% of playwriting and screenwriting master’s degree recipients at USC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Acting | 9 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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