2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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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 the Plains States region, there were 15 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$18,661 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,661 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Webster University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Directing & Theatrical Production at Webster

#2

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$18,946 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

NWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University is $18,946 for plains states 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 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Directing & Theatrical Production at Nebraska Wesleyan University

• 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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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