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2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 123 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 8 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 12 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Binghamton University is $19,353 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

Point Park also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Point Park University is $21,470 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students.

Full Point Park University Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#3

Nazareth College

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nazareth College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students list, Nazareth has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nazareth is $29,994 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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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#4

Lycoming College

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lycoming College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

Lycoming not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,580 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students per year to attend Lycoming.

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#5

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marymount Manhattan College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Marymount Manhattan College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 12 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

MMC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $37,768 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students per year to attend Marymount Manhattan College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full MMC Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rider University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rider, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $27,964 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students per year to attend Rider.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#7

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

The University of the Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UArts also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $40,332 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students per year to attend UArts.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Directing & Theatrical Production at The University of the Arts

#8

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Pace University - New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pace University - New York is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to qualified students.

Pace University also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Pace University is $29,707 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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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