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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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UCD
Public

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
44,256
Retention
94%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
13,222
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CHC
Public

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
22,538
Retention
78%
Programs
141
Awards 2024-25
5,486
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
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HCU
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
4,276
Retention
69%
Programs
100
Awards 2024-25
966
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AU
Private nonprofit

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
2,100
Retention
83%
Programs
71
Awards 2024-25
391
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HU
Private nonprofit

Hollins University

Roanoke, VA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
761
Retention
74%
Programs
37
Awards 2024-25
197
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
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NEC
Private nonprofit

New England College

Henniker, NH

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
3,275
Retention
61%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
1,103
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NU
Private nonprofit

National University

San Diego, CA

Playwriting and Screenwriting: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
22,115
Retention
53%
Programs
100
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OUC
Public

Playwriting and Screenwriting
Master

Students
26,323
Retention
84%
Programs
266
Awards 2024-25
7,864
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NS
Private nonprofit

The New School

New York, NY

Playwriting and Screenwriting
Master

Students
9,068
Retention
85%
Programs
63
Awards 2024-25
3,030
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APU
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting
Master

Students
6,272
Retention
84%
Programs
118
Awards 2024-25
2,327
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CUA
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting
Master

Students
5,243
Retention
87%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
1,303
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UDS
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting
Master

Students
5,037
Retention
79%
Programs
58
Awards 2024-25
938
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSM
Private nonprofit

Playwriting and Screenwriting
Master · Online option

Students
2,312
Retention
71%
Programs
80
Awards 2024-25
683
CampusOnlineHybrid
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