2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the directing and theatrical production program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree directing and theatrical production students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $75-$110k) 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

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 4 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSD Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#2

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California

$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. Valencia, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

CalArts also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. 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.

Read more about Directing & Theatrical Production at CalArts

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (Income $75-$110k)

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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