2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Directing & Theatrical Production is the 770th most popular major in the country with 256 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 56 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree directing and theatrical production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Directing & Theatrical Production at Northwestern University

#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$21,605 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Roosevelt Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

Read more about Directing & Theatrical Production at DePaul

• Best Value Master’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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