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Colleges offering master's degrees in Playwriting and Screenwriting

41 U.S. colleges and universities offer Playwriting and Screenwriting at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 11 Associate 3 Bachelor 37 Master 41

Most schools offering it: California (17), New York (11), Ohio (8), Georgia (3), Pennsylvania (3), Illinois (3)

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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 49 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
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USC
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 29 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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DU
Private nonprofit

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 23 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
21,210
Retention
86%
Programs
227
Awards 2024-25
6,518
CampusOnlineHybrid
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EC
Private nonprofit

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 23 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
5,263
Retention
87%
Programs
33
Awards 2024-25
1,703
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LMU
Private nonprofit

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 21 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
10,179
Retention
89%
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
2,912
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SC
Private nonprofit

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
568
Retention
78%
Programs
31
Awards 2024-25
158
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MIU
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
2,592
Retention
61%
Programs
27
Awards 2024-25
825
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CSU
Public

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
38,313
Retention
73%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
10,001
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CU
Private nonprofit

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 13 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
9,760
Retention
92%
Programs
84
Awards 2024-25
2,728
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RU
Private nonprofit

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 11 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
10,657
Retention
75%
Programs
101
Awards 2024-25
2,104
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SCA
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 10 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
18,550
Retention
86%
Programs
30
Awards 2024-25
3,897
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AAU
Private for-profit

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 9 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
5,498
Retention
75%
Programs
42
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NYF
Private for-profit

New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 9 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Admission
Open
Students
1,132
Retention
66%
Programs
12
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FSU
Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
43,889
Retention
96%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
14,293
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SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
CampusOnlineHybrid
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PU
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
8,976
Retention
88%
Programs
87
Awards 2024-25
3,367
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSU
Public

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
24,360
Retention
77%
Programs
215
Awards 2024-25
5,904
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CSU
Public

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
43,662
Retention
82%
Programs
87
Awards 2024-25
10,855
CampusOnlineHybrid
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AMD
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
1,452
Retention
83%
Programs
7
Awards 2024-25
656
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CMU
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,888
Retention
98%
Programs
203
Awards 2024-25
6,222
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PPU
Private nonprofit

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
3,448
Retention
74%
Programs
75
Awards 2024-25
987
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BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UI
Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
30,779
Retention
90%
Programs
231
Awards 2024-25
9,128
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NU
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
CampusOnlineHybrid
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