2027 Best Value Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in Massachusetts
[Playwriting & Screenwriting](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/drama-and-theater-arts/playwriting-and-screenwriting/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for playwriting & screenwriting students.
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2027 Best Value Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools in Massachusetts
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the playwriting & screenwriting degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Playwriting & Screenwriting Schools
For return on investment in playwriting & screenwriting, no school beat Salem State University this year. Set in the suburb of Salem, Salem State University is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,338, with out-of-state students paying around $19,531. Students borrow a median of $27,176 to complete the playwriting & screenwriting program here. Early-career playwriting & screenwriting graduates make about $49,656. That is a strong return on a $27,176 median debt. Salem State University admits about 96% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Boston University earned it the #2 place for playwriting & screenwriting. Set in the city of Boston, Boston University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $68,102. Playwriting & Screenwriting graduates carry a median of $26,958 in student loans. Early-career playwriting & screenwriting graduates make about $21,508. Set against $26,958 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 11% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Emerson College earned it the #3 place for playwriting & screenwriting. Set in the city of Boston, Emerson College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $57,056 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the playwriting & screenwriting program here. Soon after graduation, playwriting & screenwriting degree recipients from Emerson College generally make around $29,435. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 51%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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