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 Â鶹Íø | 132 | 1% | $73,566 |
| 2 | Loyola Marymount Â鶹Íø | 68 | 3% | $67,369 |
| 3 | Â鶹Íø of Southern California | 66 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 4 | New York Film Academy | 59 | 7% | $32,438 |
| 5 | Chapman Â鶹Íø | 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 Â鶹Íø | 25 | 1% | $44,226 |
| 9 | DePaul Â鶹Íø | 25 | 0% | $57,678 |
| 10 | Point Park Â鶹Íø | 17 | 2% | $46,090 |
| 11 | 17 | 0% | $22,969 | |
| 12 | Stephens College | 17 | 7% | $45,401 |
| 13 | 13 | 0% | $27,738 | |
| 14 | Pellissippi State Community College | 12 | 1% | $5,576 |
| 15 | National Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $15,024 |
| 16 | Northwestern Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $74,649 |
| 17 | Emerson College | 12 | 1% | $68,392 |
| 18 | New Hampshire Institute of Art | 9 | 9% | $44,840 |
| 19 | Hollins Â鶹Íø | 8 | 4% | $55,655 |
| 20 | Ohio Â鶹Íø-Main Campus | 7 | 0% | $28,986 |
| 21 | 7 | 0% | $9,379 | |
| 22 | Drexel Â鶹Íø | 6 | 0% | $70,223 |
| 23 | Pepperdine Â鶹Íø | 6 | 0% | $73,002 |
| 24 | Carnegie Mellon Â鶹Íø | 6 | 0% | $72,283 |
| 25 | 5 | 0% | $22,168 | |
| 26 | The Juilliard School | 5 | 2% | $65,610 |
| 27 | Judson Â鶹Íø | 5 | 1% | $43,368 |
| 28 | Â鶹Íø 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 | Â鶹Íø of New Mexico-Main Campus | 3 | 0% | $22,639 |
| 32 | Columbia College Chicago | 3 | 0% | $45,644 |
| 33 | Â鶹Íø of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 3 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 34 | Yale Â鶹Íø | 3 | 0% | $73,900 |
| 35 | The New School | 3 | 0% | $71,361 |
| 36 | CUNY Hunter College | 3 | 0% | $22,379 |
| 37 | Emory Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $69,502 |
| 38 | Catholic Â鶹Íø of America | 2 | 0% | $64,560 |
| 39 | Brown Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $73,802 |
| 40 | Central Washington Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $23,201 |
| 41 | Pacific Union College | 2 | 1% | $43,527 |
| 42 | Â鶹Íø of California-San Diego | 2 | 0% | $32,838 |
| 43 | Scottsdale Community College | 1 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 44 | Mount Saint Mary's Â鶹Íø | 1 | 0% | $61,287 |
| 45 | Yavapai College | 1 | 0% | $16,446 |
| 46 | The Â鶹Íø of the Arts | 1 | 0% | $67,741 |
| 47 | Boston Â鶹Íø | 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.