2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 2 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region directing and theatrical production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$26,726 Average Net Price

$43,988 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $26,726 for southwest region directing and theatrical production students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Directing & Theatrical Production at Baylor

• Best Value 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.

Credits

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

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