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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in playwriting and screenwriting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great playwriting and screenwriting programs and 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s playwriting and screenwriting students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #0 spot in our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Read more about Playwriting & Screenwriting at University of Iowa

#2

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$9,165 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Playwriting and Screenwriting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s playwriting and screenwriting degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Stephens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephens College are $9,165, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Playwriting & Screenwriting at Stephens

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Playwriting & Screenwriting (With Aid)

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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