2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theater Design & Technology is the 450th most popular major in the country with 1,261 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 261 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in theater design and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater design and technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater design and technology 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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The theater design 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 Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 8 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at University of California - San Diego

#2

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California

#1 in overall quality

$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. California Institute of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valencia, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at CalArts

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $75-$110k)

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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