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2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 123 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the directing and theatrical production program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Binghamton University is $19,353 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Directing & Theatrical Production at Binghamton University

#2

Lycoming College

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lycoming College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

Lycoming also took the #7 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lycoming is $18,580 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students with aid.

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#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Park University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students with aid list, Point Park has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Point Park University is $21,470 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students with aid.

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#4

Nazareth College

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nazareth College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Nazareth is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to qualified students.

Nazareth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $29,994 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students with aid per year to attend Nazareth College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Nazareth Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#5

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Pace University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pace University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $29,707 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Directing and Theatrical Production students with aid per year to attend Pace University - New York.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pace University - New York Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Rider University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

Rider also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $27,964 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students with aid per year to attend Rider University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Rider University Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#7

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

Marymount Manhattan College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. MMC is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MMC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $37,768 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students with aid per year to attend Marymount Manhattan College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#8

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

The University of the Arts came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 bachelors’s directing and theatrical production degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UArts, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of the Arts is $40,332 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree directing and theatrical production students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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