2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the directing and theatrical production program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production in California (With Aid)

#1

Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, California

#1 in overall quality

$20,051 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanguard University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanguard University of Southern California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to qualified students.

Vanguard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanguard University of Southern California is $20,051 for California Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Directing & Theatrical Production at Vanguard University of Southern California

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (With Aid)

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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