2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 directing and theatrical production graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s directing and theatrical production degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#2

Pace University - New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$33,356 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 32 masters’s directing and theatrical production 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pace University Directing & Theatrical Production Report

#3

The New School

New York, New York

$47,642 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The New School Directing & Theatrical Production Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production (With Aid)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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