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Best Schools for Playwriting & Screenwriting in the New England Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the playwriting & screenwriting degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Playwriting & Screenwriting
Emerson College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in playwriting & screenwriting. Emerson College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. The six-year graduation rate is 77%. Emerson College awarded about 18 playwriting & screenwriting degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their playwriting & screenwriting degree from Emerson College earn around $29,435 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $25,000.
Get the full playwriting & screenwriting details for Emerson College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 8 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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