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Playwriting & Screenwriting is the 521st most popular major in the country with 683 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 292 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in playwriting and screenwriting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their playwriting and screenwriting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Located in Purchase, New York, this small public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Film Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. New York Film Academy is a private for-profit institution located in Burbank, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #3 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount University is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Orange, California, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount Manhattan College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Marymount Manhattan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Savannah College of Art and Design is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bennington College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking. This small school is located in Bennington, Vermont, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
The University of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking, coming in at #8. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Point Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Academy of Art University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking, coming in at #10. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Judson University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Elgin, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
New York University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Metropolitan State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Metropolitan State University Playwriting & Screenwriting Report
La Sierra University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking. La Sierra University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Columbia College Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking, coming in at #16. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 18 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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DePaul University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Emory University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Drexel University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Central Washington University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Lancaster, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus Playwriting & Screenwriting Report
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
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Ohio University - Eastern Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2020-2021.
New England College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking. Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus is a public institution located in Chillicothe, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major ranking. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a public institution located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Ohio University - Southern Campus is located in Ironton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
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Los Angeles Film School ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Los Angeles Film School is located in Hollywood, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
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Bard College at Simon’s Rock ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Playwriting and Screenwriting Major list. Bard College at Simon’s Rock is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Bard College at Simon’s Rock Playwriting & Screenwriting Report
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