2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 23 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in playwriting and screenwriting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent playwriting and screenwriting programs, but they also 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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The playwriting and screenwriting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree playwriting and screenwriting students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Playwriting & Screenwriting at Boston University

#2

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$31,754 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #2 spot on the list. Emerson College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 19 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

Emerson also made our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Playwriting & Screenwriting at Emerson College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in the New England Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (With Aid)

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.

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