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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 playwriting and screenwriting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality playwriting and screenwriting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the playwriting and screenwriting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree playwriting and screenwriting students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Metro State is $15,225 for plains states region bachelor’s degree playwriting and screenwriting students with aid.

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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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