by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 degrees in playwriting & screenwriting to qualified students.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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BA in Creative Writing & English - Screenwriting
Refine your creative writing skills while you pursue your passion with this specialized screenwriting degree online from Southern New Hampshire University.
MA in English & Creative Writing - Screenwriting
Follow your passion and gain practical skills, through understanding of the importance of plot, scene and character with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the playwriting and screenwriting degrees they offer, see the list below.
Northwestern University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a degree in playwriting & screenwriting from Northwestern University
It's hard to beat DePaul University if you want to pursue a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in playwriting & screenwriting from DePaul University
Learn about other programs related to Playwriting & Screenwriting that might interest you.
BA in Creative Writing & English
Develop your creativity and gain practical skills with a creative writing degree program –featuring 100% online classes – through a bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
MFA in Creative Writing - Online
Embrace your passion for storytelling and learn the professional writing skills you'll need to succeed with our online MFA in Creative Writing. Write your novel or short story collection while earning a certificate in the Online Teaching of Writing or Professional Writing, with no residency requirement.
Low-Residency MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction
Harness your passion for storytelling with SNHU's Mountainview Low-Residency MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction. In this small, two-year creative writing program, students work one-on-one with our distinguished faculty remotely for most of the semester but convene for weeklong intensive residencies in June and January. At residencies, students critique each other's work face-to-face, meet with major authors, agents and editors and learn how to teach at the college level.
Explore all the Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 939 | 2 |
One of 11 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Playwriting & Screenwriting has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 458 |
| Musical Theater | 115 |
| Acting | 112 |
| Theater Design & Technology | 46 |
| Comedy Writing and Performance | 42 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 22 |
| Theatre and Dance | 13 |
| Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft | 4 |
| Theatre Literature, History & Criticism | 3 |
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