2025 Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in New York
3Colleges in New York
63Directing and Theatrical Production Degrees Awarded
Directing & Theatrical Production is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #810 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 63 degrees in directing & theatrical production to qualified students.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for directing & theatrical production schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Directing & Theatrical Production in New York
The schools below may not offer all types of directing and theatrical production degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top New York Schools in Directing and Theatrical Production
Marymount Manhattan College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in directing & theatrical production. MMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 35th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 5 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at MMC in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Binghamton University if you want to pursue a degree in directing & theatrical production. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.
43Directing and Theatrical Production Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Pace University - New York if you want to pursue a degree in directing & theatrical production. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 34th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 43 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent data year.
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.
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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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for directing & theatrical production schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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