2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 38 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 $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The directing and theatrical production school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Directing & Theatrical Production in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Directing and Theatrical Production Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s directing and theatrical production students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Directing & Theatrical Production Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Directing & Theatrical Production at Carnegie Mellon

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