The following list is divided into four categories: “Undergraduate Playwriting Programs”, “Graduate Playwriting Programs”, “Doctoral/PhD Programs”, and “Other”. The programs below are sorted alphabetically by country, with the US separated into states and Canada into provinces.
And if you know of a program that’s missing from the list, you can always let us know!
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Undergraduate Playwriting Programs
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• Canada
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• Ireland
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Doctoral/PhD Programs in Playwriting
• USA
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Undergraduate Playwriting Programs
Canada
Manitoba
The University of Winnipeg – Theatre and Film: Playwriting Concentration, BA
England
Birkbeck University of London – Theatre and Creative Writing, BA
Brunel University – Theatre and Creative Writing, BA
Liverpool John Moores University – Drama and Creative Writing, BA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Writing for Performance, BA
University of East Anglia – Drama and Creative Writing, BA
University of York – Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance, BA
Netherlands
HKU University of the Arts – (Dutch) Writing for Performance, Bth
USA
California
Santa Clara University – Theatre: Focus on Playwriting, BA
Georgia
Savannah College of Art and Design – Dramatic Writing, BFA
Illinois
Columbia College – Comedic Writing and Performance, BA
DePaul University – Playwriting, BFA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Playwriting, Directing, & Dramaturgy, BFA
Kentucky
Northern Kentucky University – Theatre Performance: Playwriting Track, BFA
Massachusetts
Smith College – Theatre: Playwriting Emphasis, BA
Missouri
University of Missouri – Theatre: Writing for Performance, BA
New York
Fordham University – Theatre: Playwriting Track, BA
Long Island University – Theatre: Directing and Playwriting, BFA
North Carolina
University of North Carolina Charlotte – Theatre: Directing, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Writing, BA
Ohio
Ohio University – Playwriting, BFA
Pennsylvania
University of the Arts – Theater: Directing, Playwriting & Production, BFA
Texas
University of Houston – Playwriting & Dramaturgy, BFA
Washington
Western Washington University – Theatre: Dramatic Writing Concentration, BA
Graduate Playwriting Programs
Canada
Alberta
University of Calgary – Drama: Playwriting Specialization, MFA
British Columbia
Univerisity of British Columbia – Creative Writing and Theatre, MFA
University of Victoria – Creative Writing: Playwriting Genre, MFA
England
Falmouth University – Writing for Script and Screen, MA, PGDip *online*
Goldsmiths University of London – Dramaturgy and Writing for Performance, MA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media, MA/MFA
Royal Holloway University of London – Playwriting, MA
St Mary’s University – Playwriting, MA, PGDip, PGCert
University of Leeds – Writing for Performance and Digital Media, MA
University of the Arts London – Performance: Writing, MA
University of Essex – Playwriting, MA
Ireland
Trinity College Dublin – Playwriting, MFA
University College Dublin – Writing for Stage and Screen, MA
University of Galway – Playwriting and Dramaturgy, MA/PDip
Scotland
University of Glasgow – Playwriting & Dramaturgy, MLitt
University of Edinburgh – Playwriting, MSc
USA
Arizona
Arizona State University – Dramatic Writing, MFA
California
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Writing for Theatre and Media, MFA
UC San Diego – Theatre: Playwriting, MFA
UCLA – Playwriting, MFA
USC, School of Dramatic Arts – Dramatic Writing, MFA
Connecticut
Yale School of Drama – Playwriting, MFA
Georgia
Savannah College of Art and Design – Dramatic Writing, MFA
Illinois
Northwestern University – Writing for the Screen and Stage, MFA
Southern Illinois University – Playwriting, MFA
Indiana
Indiana University – Playwriting, MFA
Iowa
The University of Iowa – Theatre: Playwriting, MFA
Massachusetts
Boston University – Playwriting, MFA
Smith College – Playwriting, MFA
New Jersey
Rutgers University – Playwriting, MFA
New Mexico
The University of New Mexico – Dramatic Writing, MFA
New York
Columbia University – Theatre: Playwriting Concentration, MFA
Hunter College – Playwriting, MFA
NYU: Tisch School of the Arts – Musical Theatre Writing, MFA
Ohio
Ohio University – Playwriting, MFA
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University – Dramatic Writing, MFA
Temple University – Playwriting, MFA
Rhode Island
Brown University – Playwriting, MFA
Texas
Texas Tech University – Theatre: Playwriting Track, MFA
Washington D.C.
The Catholic University of America – Playwriting, MFA
Doctoral/PhD Programs in Playwriting
England
University of Essex – Playwriting, PhD
Other Playwriting Programs
Canada
Québec
National Theatre School of Canada – Playwriting, Artist Diploma
USA
New York
The Juilliard School – Playwriting, Artist Diploma
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