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2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$34,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 746 people earned their degree in playwriting and screenwriting, making the major the 518th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 216 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in playwriting and screenwriting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great playwriting and screenwriting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the playwriting and screenwriting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree playwriting and screenwriting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Hunter is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 1 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree playwriting and screenwriting students whose families make $0-$30k list, Hunter has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon Playwriting & Screenwriting Report

#3

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New York University Playwriting & Screenwriting Report

#4

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Point Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748.

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#5

The New School

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The New School. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. New School University is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.

New School University also made our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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