2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 38 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in playwriting and screenwriting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality playwriting and screenwriting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the playwriting and screenwriting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree playwriting and screenwriting students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 3 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at Iowa

#2

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$9,165 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephens College landed the #2 spot on the list. Stephens is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to qualified students.

Stephens also made our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephens are $9,165, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at Stephens

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income $75-$110k)

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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