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 $10,065 for in-state students and $36,505 for out-of-state students. In average, the SAT score is 1,228 and the ACT score is 27 over the schools. The average acceptance rate is 72%.

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NameOffered Degree*Test ScoresAcceptance RateTuitionStudent Population
Belmont UniversityPrivate,4-yearsNashville, Tennessee Bachelor 1,230 (SAT)
27 (ACT)
96.27% $41,320 8,910
Chattanooga State Community CollegePublic,2-4 yearsChattanooga, Tennessee - - $4,550 (in-state)
$17,750(out-of-state)
6,429
Lipscomb UniversityPrivate,4-yearsNashville, Tennessee Bachelor 1,230 (SAT)
27 (ACT)
71.12% $38,824 4,704
Freed-Hardeman UniversityPrivate,4-yearsHenderson, Tennessee Bachelor 1,110 (SAT)
23 (ACT)
91.19% $25,000 2,330
Baylor UniversityPrivate,4-yearsWaco, Texas Bachelor 1,320 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
45.88% $54,844 20,709
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic ArtsPrivate,2-4 yearsDallas, Texas Associate - 86.21% $18,080 102
Saint Edward's UniversityPrivate,4-yearsAustin, Texas Bachelor 1,145 (SAT)
25 (ACT)
85.10% $51,384 3,470
The University of Texas at AustinPublic,4-yearsAustin, Texas Bachelor 1,370 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
31.35% $11,678 (in-state)
$42,778(out-of-state)
52,384
Texas Christian UniversityPrivate,4-yearsFort Worth, Texas Bachelor 1,260 (SAT)
29 (ACT)
56.10% $57,220 12,273
Brigham Young UniversityPrivate,4-yearsProvo, Utah Bachelor
Master
1,360 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
66.67% $6,496 34,464
Bennington CollegePrivate,4-yearsBennington, Vermont Bachelor 1,320 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
45.31% $64,644 880
Averett UniversityPrivate,4-yearsDanville, Virginia Bachelor 1,010 (SAT)
20 (ACT)
76.03% $38,550 1,363
Regent UniversityPrivate,4-yearsVirginia Beach, Virginia Bachelor 1,150 (SAT)
23 (ACT)
32.34% $20,686 10,337
Emory & Henry CollegePrivate,4-yearsEmory, Virginia Bachelor - 96.85% $35,280 1,358
Liberty UniversityPrivate,4-yearsLynchburg, Virginia Bachelor - 99.29% $21,222 96,709
Old Dominion UniversityPublic,4-yearsNorfolk, Virginia Bachelor 1,170 (SAT)
24 (ACT)
95.14% $12,262 (in-state)
$32,662(out-of-state)
23,107
Shenandoah UniversityPrivate,4-yearsWinchester, Virginia Bachelor - 80.36% $36,028 4,260
Central Washington UniversityPublic,4-yearsEllensburg, Washington Bachelor - 93.49% $9,192 (in-state)
$26,771(out-of-state)
9,257
University of Washington-Seattle CampusPublic,4-yearsSeattle, Washington Bachelor
Master
- 47.52% $12,643 (in-state)
$41,997(out-of-state)
52,319
Beloit CollegePrivate,4-yearsBeloit, Wisconsin Bachelor 1,290 (SAT)
28 (ACT)
65.86% $58,554 964
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*: offered degree for the Acting program. Schools may offer other degrees for other programs.