by our College Data Analytics TeamPlaywriting & Screenwriting is a concentration offered under the drama and theater arts major at Emerson College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in playwriting and screenwriting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Emerson paid an average of $1,296 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,104 | $31,104 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
Emerson does not offer an online option for its playwriting and screenwriting master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Emerson Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in playwriting and screenwriting in 2019-2020, 52.6% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 53.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in playwriting and screenwriting at Emerson in 2019-2020, 31.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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