2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in New York

A master's degree in playwriting and screenwriting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #284 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for playwriting and screenwriting students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 57 master's degrees in playwriting and screenwriting to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Playwriting & Screenwriting School for Your Master's Degree

The playwriting and screenwriting master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in New York ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for playwriting and screenwriting, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for playwriting and screenwriting.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Playwriting & Screenwriting in New York

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in playwriting and screenwriting.

Most Well Attended Schools for Playwriting and Screenwriting Students Working on Their Master's

1

New York University
New York, NY

53 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in playwriting and screenwriting needs to look into New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in playwriting and screenwriting in New York.

There were approximately 53 playwriting and screenwriting individuals who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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2

The New School
New York, NY

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The New School if you wish to pursue a master's degree in playwriting and screenwriting. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in playwriting and screenwriting in New York.

There were approximately 3 playwriting and screenwriting individuals who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.

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3

Hunter College
New York, NY

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Hunter College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in playwriting and screenwriting. Hunter is a very large public college located in the large city of New York. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in playwriting and screenwriting in New York.

There were about 1 playwriting and screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at American Musical and Dramatic Academy if you wish to pursue a master's degree in playwriting and screenwriting. Located in the city of New York, American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. More information about a master’s in playwriting and screenwriting from American Musical and Dramatic Academy

Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Playwriting & Screenwriting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	586	20
District of Columbia	330	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Playwriting and Screenwriting

One of 9 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Playwriting & Screenwriting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Playwriting and Screenwriting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	112
Directing & Theatrical Production	35
Theater Design & Technology	32
Acting	23
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.