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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Playwriting & Screenwriting is the 518th most popular major in the country with 746 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 40 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at Carnegie Mellon University

#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$17,748 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s playwriting and screenwriting students in 2019-2020.

Point Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Point Park University Playwriting & Screenwriting Report

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

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

Featured Theater Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >