Acting Programs

Know about Acting Major Programs and Check Schools Offering Acting Programs.

Acting is a major program in the area of Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts. Acting is 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.
In United States, 129 schools offers the Acting program. The average tuition & fees of these schools offering Acting is $11,722 for in-state students and $32,771 for out-of-state students. In average, the SAT score is 1,143 and the ACT score is 23 over the schools. The average acceptance rate is 77%.

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NameOffered Degree*Test ScoresAcceptance RateTuitionStudent Population
Bard College at Simon's RockPrivate,4-yearsGreat Barrington, Massachusetts Bachelor - 95.45% $66,594 298
Aquinas CollegePrivate,4-yearsGrand Rapids, Michigan Bachelor 1,100 (SAT) 90.78% $38,520 1,265
Oakland UniversityPublic,4-yearsRochester Hills, Michigan Bachelor 1,140 (SAT) 90.05% $14,694 (in-state)
$23,188(out-of-state)
16,108
Western Michigan UniversityPublic,4-yearsKalamazoo, Michigan Bachelor 1,100 (SAT)
23 (ACT)
84.55% $15,298 (in-state)
$19,098(out-of-state)
17,000
Augsburg UniversityPrivate,4-yearsMinneapolis, Minnesota Bachelor - 76.51% $43,942 3,088
Minnesota State University MoorheadPublic,4-yearsMoorhead, Minnesota Bachelor 1,120 (SAT)
21 (ACT)
56.62% $10,236 (in-state)
$10,336(out-of-state)
4,682
Mississippi University for WomenPublic,4-yearsColumbus, Mississippi Master - 99.11% $7,866 (in-state)
$8,092(out-of-state)
2,339
Lindenwood UniversityPrivate,4-yearsSaint Charles, Missouri Bachelor
Master
1,125 (SAT)
24 (ACT)
74.02% $21,100 7,000
Missouri Southern State UniversityPublic,4-yearsJoplin, Missouri Bachelor 1,080 (SAT)
21 (ACT)
99.48% $8,400 (in-state)
$16,800(out-of-state)
4,144
Stephens CollegePrivate,4-yearsColumbia, Missouri Bachelor 1,140 (SAT)
22 (ACT)
64.15% $28,200 590
Webster UniversityPrivate,4-yearsSaint Louis, Missouri Bachelor 1,170 (SAT)
23 (ACT)
55.10% $30,730 6,396
Creighton UniversityPrivate,4-yearsOmaha, Nebraska Bachelor 1,320 (SAT)
29 (ACT)
75.69% $47,000 8,397
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityPrivate,4-yearsLincoln, Nebraska Bachelor 1,090 (SAT)
25 (ACT)
81.48% $41,658 1,688
University of Nevada-Las VegasPublic,4-yearsLas Vegas, Nevada Bachelor 1,110 (SAT)
21 (ACT)
85.31% $9,142 (in-state)
$26,098(out-of-state)
30,660
Keene State CollegePublic,4-yearsKeene, New Hampshire Bachelor - 89.53% $14,710 (in-state)
$26,186(out-of-state)
2,872
Kean UniversityPublic,4-yearsUnion, New Jersey Bachelor 1,020 (SAT)
18 (ACT)
82.60% $13,426 (in-state)
$21,076(out-of-state)
12,884
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkPrivate,2-4 yearsNew York, New York Associate
Certificate
- 81.07% $39,475 209
Ithaca CollegePrivate,4-yearsIthaca, New York Bachelor 1,290 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
75.20% $50,510 5,054
The Juilliard SchoolPrivate,4-yearsNew York, New York Bachelor
Master
Certificate
- 10.61% $56,550 986
Marymount Manhattan CollegePrivate,4-yearsNew York, New York Bachelor 1,200 (SAT)
25 (ACT)
72.09% $40,260 1,608
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*: offered degree for the Acting program. Schools may offer other degrees for other programs.