2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $30-$48k) in California

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In 2019-2020, 256 people earned their degree in directing and theatrical production, making the major the 770th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 10 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in directing and theatrical production. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great directing and theatrical production programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the directing and theatrical production program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#2

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California

$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of the Arts. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Valencia, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

CalArts also took the #0 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CalArts are $53,466.

Full California Institute of the Arts Directing & Theatrical Production Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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