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

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 Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Illinois, there were 22 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 $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in Illinois 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.

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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois 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 Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Evanston, 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.

Northwestern also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees 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 Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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