Vocational Programs for Media Programming Directors Career

The role of Media Programming Directors is to direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news. 10 vocational programs could be taken for the Media Programming Directors career.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Media Programming Directors is $25,359. The average length of the programs is 254 hours and the average completion time is 10.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Media Programming Directors Career

The following 10 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Media Programming Directors.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Media Programming Directors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Radio and Television	59	$18,794	$125	27 Hours	8.00 Months
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	43	$17,650	-	-	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	4	-	-	-	-
Musical Theatre	8	-	-	-	-
Theatre and Dance	1	-	-	-	-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	12	-	-	-	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	23	$35,000	$1,500	30 Hours	9.00 Months
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	108	$29,990	$1,479	705 Hours	13.75 Months
Documentary Production	7	-	-	-	-
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	1	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Media Programming Directors

The following 213 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Media Programming Directors. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.