2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 12 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$7,850 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW Seattle is $7,850 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#2

Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, California

#2 in overall quality

$15,222 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanguard University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanguard is $15,222 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $0-$30k)

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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