2024 Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
20Directing and Theatrical Production Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, directing & theatrical production sits in the middle of the road, ranking #810 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 20 degrees in directing & theatrical production to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Directing & Theatrical Production School
The directing and theatrical production program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Directing & Theatrical Production rankings. We derive our Best Overall Directing & Theatrical Production School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Directing & Theatrical Production Rankings by Degree Level
The directing and theatrical production school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for Directing & Theatrical Production in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the directing and theatrical production degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Directing and Theatrical Production
University of California - San Diego is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in directing & theatrical production. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla.
There were roughly 5 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in directing & theatrical production. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.
There were roughly 8 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in directing & theatrical production has to look into California Institute of the Arts. Located in the suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 2 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at CalArts in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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