2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in the New England Region

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 the New England Region” 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 New England region, there were 31 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 4 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.

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 the New England Region”.

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Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in the New England Region

#1

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$31,754 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emerson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754.

Full Emerson Playwriting & Screenwriting Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s playwriting and screenwriting students in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Playwriting & Screenwriting at Yale

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at Boston University

#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #4 spot on the list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

Full Brown Playwriting & Screenwriting Report

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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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