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Playwriting & Screenwriting at Boston University

Playwriting & Screenwriting at Boston University

If you plan to study playwriting & screenwriting, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Playwriting & Screenwriting section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Playwriting & Screenwriting Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Playwriting and Screenwriting

Boston U Playwriting & Screenwriting Rankings

Playwriting and Screenwriting Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the playwriting and screenwriting majors at Boston University.

Boston U Playwriting & Screenwriting Master’s Program

80% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of playwriting and screenwriting master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Of the students who received a playwriting and screenwriting master's degree from Boston U, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in playwriting and screenwriting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Playwriting and Screenwriting Grads May Go Into

A degree in playwriting and screenwriting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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