2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Playwriting & Screenwriting is the 518th most popular major in the country with 746 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 14 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The playwriting and screenwriting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree playwriting and screenwriting students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s playwriting and screenwriting students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Playwriting & Screenwriting at UNM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (Income Over $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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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