2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

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 California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 California, there were 10 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 $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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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Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree directing and theatrical production students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $48-$75k) in California

#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 California For Those Making $48-$75k. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 California For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Valencia, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts also took the #0 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $48-$75k)

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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