2024 Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools
31
Colleges in the United States
683
Playwriting and Screenwriting Degrees Awarded
Playwriting & Screenwriting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #521 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 31 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 683 degrees in playwriting & screenwriting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Playwriting & Screenwriting School
Your choice of playwriting & screenwriting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Playwriting & Screenwriting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Playwriting & Screenwriting Rankings by Degree Level
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Featured Playwriting & Screenwriting Programs
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Best Schools for Playwriting & Screenwriting in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of playwriting and screenwriting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Playwriting and Screenwriting
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
43
Playwriting and Screenwriting Degrees Awarded
University of Southern California is a good decision for students interested in a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 43 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
98
Playwriting and Screenwriting Degrees Awarded
New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 98 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In GA
Emory University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 2 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
72
Playwriting and Screenwriting Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Marymount is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
64
Playwriting and Screenwriting Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Chapman is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in playwriting & screenwriting from Chapman University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IA
Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were about 5 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
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Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu. A Best Colleges rank of #94 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pepperdine is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 playwriting & screenwriting students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent year we have data available.
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