2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois

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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 Illinois, there were 22 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in directing and theatrical production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality directing and theatrical production programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Bachelor’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production in Illinois

#1

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$25,634 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

Bradley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $25,634 for illinois bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students per year to attend Bradley.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Directing & Theatrical Production at Bradley University

#2

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$31,099 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Columbia College Chicago is $31,099 for illinois bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$27,315 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $27,315 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students per year to attend UChicago.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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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