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Best Schools for Directing & Theatrical Production in Massachusetts
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the directing & theatrical production degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Directing & Theatrical Production
Emerson College tops our 2026 ranking of the best directing & theatrical production schools. Emerson College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. About 77% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 10 directing & theatrical production students who graduated with this degree at Emerson College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their directing & theatrical production degree from Emerson College earn around $29,435 in the first couple years of their career. Emerson College graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans.
See the full directing & theatrical production program report for Emerson College
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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