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Bachelor's Degrees in Screenwriting

Writing for film and related screen formats: feature and short screenplays, television writing and development. This list includes bachelor's degrees in the field itself, degrees with an officially named screenwriting concentration, and broader film degrees whose published curriculum substantially covers it. Each card says which.

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Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking — editorial selections are published separately under Top Schools. What we list

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Academy of Art University

BFA in Motion Pictures & Television

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Pictures & Television
Location: San Francisco, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) +3
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $1,682 per unit · International — Undergraduate, international students · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Cinematography Schools
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Academy of Art University

BFA in Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media
Location: San Francisco, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Screenwriting (dedicated degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $1,366 per unit · Undergraduate, domestic students · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Asbury University

BA in Media Communication

BABachelor of Arts in Media Communication
Location: Wilmore, KY
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (Film Production concentration) · Screenwriting (Screenwriting concentration)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $34,758 per academic year · All students — Traditional on-campus undergraduate tuition · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Boston University

BS in Film & Television

BSBachelor of Science in Film & Television
Location: Boston, MA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Studies (Film and Television Studies concentration) · Screenwriting (Screenwriting concentration) +1
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $73,024 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate tuition · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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California State University-Northridge

BA in Cinema and Television Arts

BABachelor of Arts in Cinema and Television Arts
Location: Northridge, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (Film Production Option concentration) · Film Studies (Media Theory and Criticism Option concentration) · Screenwriting (Screenwriting Option concentration)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $3,419 per semester · In-state — CSU undergraduate basic tuition, 6.1 or more units · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Screenwriting Schools
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Chapman University

Writing for Film and Television (BFA)

BFABFA in Writing for Film and Television
Location: Orange, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Screenwriting (dedicated degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $34,995 per semester · All students — Undergraduate full-time rate (12-18 credits) · 2026-2027
Deadline: October 15, 2026 · Spring 2027
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Columbia College Chicago

Film and Television (BA)

BABachelor of Arts in Film and Television
Location: Chicago, IL
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Screenwriting (Screenwriting and Producing concentration) · Producing (Screenwriting and Producing concentration) +1
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $17,749 per semester · All students — Full-time undergraduate tuition, 12-18 credits · 2026-2027
Deadline: January 15, 2027 · Fall 2027
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CUNY Brooklyn College

Film, B.A.

BABachelor of Arts in Film
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (Film Production concentration) · Film Studies (Film Studies concentration) · Screenwriting (Screenwriting concentration) +1
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $3,465 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, New York State residents, full-time (12 credits or more)
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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DePaul University

BFA in Film & Television

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television
Location: Chicago, IL
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) +3
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $48,180 per academic year · All students — Full-time package (12-18 credit hours), students admitted 2026 · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Film Directing Schools, Top Cinematography Schools, Top Screenwriting Schools
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Florida State University

BFA in Motion Picture Arts - Production

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Arts (Production major)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (broader film degree) · Cinematography (broader film degree) +2
Duration: 10 semesters for freshmen, 8 semesters for transfers (including summers)
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $215.55 per credit · In-state — Main campus undergraduate resident rate · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Ithaca College

Writing for Film, Television, & Emerging Media (B.F.A.)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Writing for Film, Television, and Emerging Media
Location: Ithaca, NY
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Screenwriting (dedicated degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $59,440 per academic year · All students — Full-time, 12-18 credits per semester · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Loyola Marymount University

BA in Screenwriting

BABachelor of Arts in Screenwriting
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Screenwriting (dedicated degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $68,042 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time (12 or more semester hours) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Mount Saint Mary's University

BFA in Film and Media

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Media
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) · Screenwriting (Screenwriting concentration) +2
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $51,034 per academic year · All students — Traditional undergraduate, full-time (12-18 units/semester) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Cinematography Schools
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New York Film Academy

BFA in Screenwriting

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Screenwriting
Location: Burbank, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Screenwriting (dedicated degree)
Duration: Three years, eight semesters
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $19,500 per semester · All students — Los Angeles, Spring & Fall 2027 · 2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Screenwriting Schools
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New York University

BFA in Film and Television

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television
Location: New York, NY
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Studies (broader film degree) · Screenwriting (broader film degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Ohio University

BFA in Film

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film
Location: Athens, OH
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) +3
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $7,401 per semester · In-state — Athens campus full-time (12-20 hours), OHIO Guarantee cohort entering 2026-27, Ohio resident · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Film Directing Schools, Top Cinematography Schools, Top Screenwriting Schools, Top Film Schools in the USA

Savannah College of Art and Design

Dramatic Writing, BFA

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing
Location: Savannah, GA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Screenwriting (broader film degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Syracuse University

Film, BFA

BFABFA in Film
Location: Syracuse, NY
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Studies (broader film degree) · Screenwriting (broader film degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $34,590 per semester · All students — Main Campus undergraduate, full-time (12-19 credits), matriculated Fall 2018 or later · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Syracuse University

Television, Radio and Film, BS

BSBS in Television, Radio and Film
Location: Syracuse, NY
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (Production Track concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography Track concentration) · Screenwriting (Screenwriting Track concentration)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $34,590 per semester · All students — Main Campus undergraduate, full-time (12-19 credits), matriculated Fall 2018 or later · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Temple University

Film and Media Arts BFA (Directing, Screenwriting, Animation and Media Arts concentrations)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Media Arts
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Format: Format not verified
Fields: Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Screenwriting (Screenwriting concentration) · Film Production (broader film degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $22,128 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate, Theater, Film, Media Arts, PA resident, full-time annual · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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How bachelor's screenwriting programs are classified

  • Dedicated degree: The degree itself is in this field.
  • Named concentration: An officially named concentration, specialization or track inside the degree.
  • Broader film degree: A broader film degree whose official curriculum substantially covers this field.

Screenwriting programs usually ask for a screenplay or other writing sample; page limits and formats differ by school.

See the full Screenwriting field guide or every bachelor's program.