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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in playwriting and screenwriting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality playwriting and screenwriting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the playwriting and screenwriting program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter also took the #0 spot in our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Playwriting & Screenwriting at Hunter

#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 $75-$110k. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon Playwriting & Screenwriting Report

#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #3 spot on the list. Point Park is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

Point Park also made our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. 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.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at Point Park

#4

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified masters’s playwriting and screenwriting students in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NYU Playwriting & Screenwriting Report

#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 $75-$110k. New School University is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 3 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 $75-$110k list, New School University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at New School University

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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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