2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 746 people earned their degree in playwriting and screenwriting, making the major the 518th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 34 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in playwriting and screenwriting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent playwriting and screenwriting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the playwriting and screenwriting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s playwriting and screenwriting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at Northwestern University

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #2 spot on the list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 15 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also made our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at DePaul

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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