2024 Best Acting Schools in Maryland

A degree in acting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #323 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Acting Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 degrees in acting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Pick Your Acting Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Acting Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Acting in Maryland

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the acting degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maryland Schools in Acting

1

Towson University
Towson, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Towson University if you want to pursue a degree in acting. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in acting from Towson University

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in acting. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in acting from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Acting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Acting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	404
Pennsylvania	978	114
New Jersey	614	3
District of Columbia	441	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Acting

Acting is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Acting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	140
Theater Design & Technology	8
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism	4

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.