2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region 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 the Great Lakes Region 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in directing and theatrical production. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent directing and theatrical production programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#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 the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 Northwestern are $56,567.

Read more about Directing & Theatrical Production at Northwestern University

#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$21,605 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 Roosevelt University are $21,605.

Full Roosevelt University Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$19,760 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #2 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Directing & Theatrical Production at DePaul

• 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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