2025 Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
12Directing and Theatrical Production Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, directing & theatrical production sits in the middle of the road, ranking #810 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 degrees in directing & theatrical production annually.
Choosing a Great Directing & Theatrical Production School
The directing and theatrical production program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Directing & Theatrical Production rankings. We derive our Best Overall Directing & Theatrical Production School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Directing & Theatrical Production Rankings by Degree Level
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 the Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for Directing & Theatrical Production in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the directing and theatrical production degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Directing and Theatrical Production
It's difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in directing & theatrical production. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - San Diego is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in directing & theatrical production. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 2 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
Pepperdine University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in directing & theatrical production. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in directing & theatrical production from Pepperdine University
Best Directing & Theatrical Production Colleges by State
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The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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