2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Illinois, there were 34 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in Illinois

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 15 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DePaul University Playwriting & Screenwriting Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s playwriting and screenwriting students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at Northwestern 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%.

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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