A program that focuses on the principles and techniques for communicating dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the composition of creative written works for the theatre, film, and/or television. Includes instruction in creative writing craft, scene writing, script development, stage and/or camera instructions, line and moment analysis, script reading, script editing, and the creation of full productions.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University | 132 | 1% | $73,566 |
| 2 | Loyola Marymount University | 68 | 3% | $67,369 |
| 3 | University of Southern California | 66 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 4 | New York Film Academy | 59 | 7% | $32,438 |
| 5 | Chapman University | 58 | 3% | $73,182 |
| 6 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 32 | 1% | $57,443 |
| 7 | SUNY at Purchase College | 28 | 3% | $26,982 |
| 8 | Academy of Art University | 25 | 1% | $44,226 |
| 9 | DePaul University | 25 | 0% | $57,678 |
| 10 | Point Park University | 17 | 2% | $46,090 |
| 11 | California State University-Northridge | 17 | 0% | $22,969 |
| 12 | Stephens College | 17 | 7% | $45,401 |
| 13 | California State University-Fullerton | 13 | 0% | $27,738 |
| 14 | Pellissippi State Community College | 12 | 1% | $5,576 |
| 15 | National University | 12 | 0% | $15,024 |
| 16 | Northwestern University | 12 | 0% | $74,649 |
| 17 | Emerson College | 12 | 1% | $68,392 |
| 18 | New Hampshire Institute of Art | 9 | 9% | $44,840 |
| 19 | Hollins University | 8 | 4% | $55,655 |
| 20 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 7 | 0% | $28,986 |
| 21 | Metropolitan State University | 7 | 0% | $9,379 |
| 22 | Drexel University | 6 | 0% | $70,223 |
| 23 | Pepperdine University | 6 | 0% | $73,002 |
| 24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 6 | 0% | $72,283 |
| 25 | Florida State University | 5 | 0% | $22,168 |
| 26 | The Juilliard School | 5 | 2% | $65,610 |
| 27 | Judson University | 5 | 1% | $43,368 |
| 28 | University of Iowa | 4 | 0% | $24,239 |
| 29 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | 4 | 0% | $6,796 |
| 30 | Marymount Manhattan College | 4 | 1% | $58,110 |
| 31 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 3 | 0% | $22,639 |
| 32 | Columbia College Chicago | 3 | 0% | $45,644 |
| 33 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 3 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 34 | Yale University | 3 | 0% | $73,900 |
| 35 | The New School | 3 | 0% | $71,361 |
| 36 | CUNY Hunter College | 3 | 0% | $22,379 |
| 37 | Emory University | 2 | 0% | $69,502 |
| 38 | Catholic University of America | 2 | 0% | $64,560 |
| 39 | Brown University | 2 | 0% | $73,802 |
| 40 | Central Washington University | 2 | 0% | $23,201 |
| 41 | Pacific Union College | 2 | 1% | $43,527 |
| 42 | University of California-San Diego | 2 | 0% | $32,838 |
| 43 | Scottsdale Community College | 1 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 44 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 1 | 0% | $61,287 |
| 45 | Yavapai College | 1 | 0% | $16,446 |
| 46 | The University of the Arts | 1 | 0% | $67,741 |
| 47 | Boston University | 1 | 0% | $72,618 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Playwriting and Screenwriting program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.