2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

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Theater Design & Technology is the 450th most popular major in the country with 1,261 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 312 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in theater design and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater design and technology 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 theater design and technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 8 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

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#2

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California

#1 in overall quality

$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. CalArts is located in Valencia, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s theater design degrees to qualified students.

CalArts also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466.

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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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