2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree directing and theatrical production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 4 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#2

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California

$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. CalArts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valencia, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CalArts, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466.

Read more about Directing & Theatrical Production at CalArts

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $30-$48k)

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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