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Screenwriting Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we rated 21 schools offering playwriting, screenwriting, and theatre criticism majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Theatre-Schools.com ranks Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA), New York University (New York City, NY), and Emerson College (Boston, MA) the best three screenwriting and playwriting schools in the Northeast.

See the best 21 screenwriting and playwriting schools and colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 21 screenwriting & playwriting schools in the Northeast:

Carnegie Mellon University - Theatre School Ranking
1. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

New York University - Theatre School Ranking
2. New York University

New York City, NY, 2 screenwriting & playwriting programs

Emerson College - Theatre School Ranking
3. Emerson College

Boston, MA, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Theatre School Ranking
4. American Musical and Dramatic Academy

New York City, NY, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

Yale University - Theatre School Ranking
5. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 3 screenwriting & playwriting programs

Brown University - Theatre School Ranking
6. Brown University

Providence, RI, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

The Juilliard School - Theatre School Ranking
7. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

Boston University - Theatre School Ranking
8. Boston University

Boston, MA, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

Stony Brook University - Theatre School Ranking
9. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

The New School - Theatre School Ranking
10. The New School

New York City, NY, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

CUNY Hunter College - Theatre School Ranking
11. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

SUNY at Purchase College - Theatre School Ranking
12. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY, 2 screenwriting & playwriting programs

Bowdoin College - Theatre School Ranking
13. Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

Drexel University - Theatre School Ranking
14. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

Hofstra University - Theatre School Ranking
15. Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

Bennington College - Theatre School Ranking
16. Bennington College

Bennington, VT, 2 screenwriting & playwriting programs

Point Park University - Theatre School Ranking
17. Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA, 2 screenwriting & playwriting programs

The University of the Arts - Theatre School Ranking
18. The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

Marymount Manhattan College - Theatre School Ranking
19. Marymount Manhattan College

New York City, NY, 3 screenwriting & playwriting programs

New England College - Theatre School Ranking
20. New England College

Henniker, NH, 2 screenwriting & playwriting programs

Bard College at Simon's Rock - Theatre School Ranking
21. Bard College

Great Barrington, MA, 1 screenwriting & playwriting program

Screenwriting schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State1 Screenwriting and Playwriting Schools in Connecticut1 Screenwriting and Playwriting Schools in Maine3 Screenwriting and Playwriting Schools in Massachusetts1 Screenwriting and Playwriting Schools in New Hampshire9 Screenwriting and Playwriting Schools in New York4 Screenwriting and Playwriting Schools in Pennsylvania1 Screenwriting and Playwriting Schools in Rhode Island1 Screenwriting and Playwriting Schools in Vermont


Screenwriting & playwriting schools in other regions:

Midwest: 25 schools
Northwest: 2 schools
South: 14 schools
Southeast: 10 schools
West: 21 schools

Popular theatre school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Danbury: 1 school
Hartford: 2 schools
Middletown: 2 schools
New Britain: 1 school
New Haven: 2 schools
Storrs: 1 school
West Hartford: 1 school
Willimantic: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Boston: 9 schools
Cambridge: 3 schools
Franklin: 1 school
North Adams: 1 school
North Dartmouth: 1 school
Salem: 1 school
Worcester: 4 schools
in New Hampshire:
Concord: 1 school
Durham: 1 school
in New Jersey:
Bloomfield: 1 school
Edison: 1 school
Galloway: 1 school
Glassboro: 1 school
Madison: 2 schools
Mahwah: 1 school
Montclair: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
Toms River: 1 school
Union: 1 school
in New York:
Batavia: 1 school
Bayside: 1 school
Bronx: 5 schools
Brooklyn: 5 schools
Brookville: 1 school
Buffalo: 4 schools
Cortland: 1 school
Dix Hills: 1 school
Fredonia: 1 school
Garden City: 2 schools
Hempstead: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
Long Island City: 1 school
New Paltz: 1 school
New York City: 17 schools
Niagara University: 1 school
Old Westbury: 1 school
Oneonta: 2 schools
Oswego: 1 school
Potsdam: 1 school
Poughkeepsie: 2 schools
Purchase: 2 schools
Queens: 1 school
Rochester: 3 schools
Rockville Centre: 1 school
Saratoga Springs: 1 school
Selden: 1 school
Staten Island: 2 schools
Suffern: 1 school
Syracuse: 2 schools
Troy: 3 schools
Valhalla: 1 school
Vestal: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Allentown: 2 schools
Center Valley: 1 school
Chambersburg: 1 school
East Stroudsburg: 1 school
Glenside: 1 school
Harrisburg: 1 school
Kutztown: 1 school
Philadelphia: 9 schools
Pittsburgh: 6 schools
Villanova: 1 school
West Chester: 1 school
in Rhode Island:
Providence: 3 schools
in Vermont:
Bennington: 1 school
Burlington: 2 schools
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