2025 Best Directing & Theatrical Production Schools in the New England Region
4Colleges in the New England Region
39Directing 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for directing & theatrical production students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 degrees in directing & theatrical production annually.
Choosing a Great Directing & Theatrical Production School
Your choice of directing & theatrical production school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Directing & Theatrical Production 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 the New England Region 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 the New England Region
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 England Region Schools in Directing and Theatrical Production
Every student who is interested in directing & theatrical production has to take a look at Emerson College. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston. This college ranks 16th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 8 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Boston University if you want to pursue a degree in directing & theatrical production. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
Brown University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in directing & theatrical production. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. This university ranks 1st out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 2 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
Berklee College of Music is a great option for students interested in a degree in directing & theatrical production. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston.
There were roughly 11 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music 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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Your choice of directing & theatrical production school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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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