2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production
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Directing & Theatrical Production is the 770th most popular major in the country with 256 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the directing and theatrical production program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree directing and theatrical production students.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree directing and theatrical production students list, DePaul has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.
UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.
Roosevelt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Pace University - New York landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s ranking. Pace University - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pace University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Yale University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Yale also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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California Institute of the Arts ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s list. California Institute of the Arts is located in Valencia, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees to qualified students.
CalArts also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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The New School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s ranking. New School University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.
New School University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642.
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Northwestern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.
Northwestern also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Boston University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s ranking. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.
Boston U also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Brown University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.
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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%.
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