2024 Best Acting Schools in Virginia

If you plan on majoring in acting, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #323 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Acting Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 18 degrees in acting to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Acting Schools List

Acting Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Acting Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Acting in Virginia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the acting degree levels they offer.

Top Virginia Schools in Acting

1

Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Shenandoah University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in acting. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in acting from Shenandoah University

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Liberty University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in acting. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg.More information about a degree in acting from Liberty University

Best Acting Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	15
North Carolina	710	17
Georgia	690	8
Tennessee	624	23
South Carolina	530	5
Mississippi	501	3
Arkansas	466	3

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Acting Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Acting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Acting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	380
Musical Theater	27
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	21
Theater Design & Technology	5
Playwriting & Screenwriting	3
Directing & Theatrical Production	1

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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.