Acting

A program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the achievement of naturalistic and believable behavior in imaginary circumstances. Includes instruction in voice and acting speech, stage dialects, movement, improvisation, acting styles, theatre history, script interpretation, and actor coaching.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 108 institutions across the United States, with a total of 5396 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

117

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

401

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,072

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

174

degrees awarded

Other Awards

3,605

awards given

Top Schools for Acting

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	New York Film Academy Burbank, CA	609
2	American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, NY	393
3	American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	330
4	American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York New York, NY	297
5	New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts New York, NY	252
6	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	186
7	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	168
8	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	156
9	DePaul University Chicago, IL	150
10	KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts Dallas, TX	126
11	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	123
12	Pace University New York, NY	120
13	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	102
14	Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	81
15	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	75
16	Towson University Towson, MD	66
17	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	60
18	Boston University Boston, MA	60
19	Baylor University Waco, TX	57
20	George Washington University Washington, DC	57
21	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	54
22	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	54
23	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	51
24	Yale University New Haven, CT	48
25	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	45
26	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	42
27	The Juilliard School New York, NY	42
28	Belmont University Nashville, TN	42
29	Salem State University Salem, MA	42
30	Brown University Providence, RI	42
31	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	42
32	Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS	39
33	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	39
34	Emerson College Boston, MA	39
35	Elon University Elon, NC	39
36	University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA	39
37	Visible Music College Memphis, TN	36
38	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	36
39	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	36
40	Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	36
41	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	33
42	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	33
43	Millikin University Decatur, IL	30
44	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	30
45	University of Evansville Evansville, IN	30
46	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	30
47	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	30
48	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	27
49	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	27
50	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	27
51	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	27
52	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	24
53	Theatre of Arts Hollywood, CA	24
54	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	24
55	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	24
56	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	24
57	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	24
58	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	24
59	Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO	24
60	Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE	24
61	Chapman University Orange, CA	24
62	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	24
63	Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA	24
64	Otterbein University Westerville, OH	21
65	Long Island University Brookville, NY	21
66	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	18
67	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	18
68	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	18
69	Brenau University Gainesville, GA	18
70	Greensboro College Greensboro, NC	18
71	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	18
72	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	18
73	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	18
74	Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	15
75	Nassau Community College Garden City, NY	15
76	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	15
77	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	15
78	Averett University Danville, VA	12
79	Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA	12
80	Drake University Des Moines, IA	12
81	Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA	12
82	Keene State College Keene, NH	12
83	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	12
84	Kean University Union, NJ	9
85	Dordt University Sioux Center, IA	9
86	Harding University Searcy, AR	9
87	Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN	9
88	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	9
89	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	9
90	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	9
91	Nazareth University Rochester, NY	9
92	Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	8
93	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	6
94	Casper College Casper, WY	6
95	Bradley University Peoria, IL	6
96	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	6
97	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	6
98	Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA	6
99	Stephens College Columbia, MO	6
100	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	6