2024 Best Acting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Acting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #437 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Acting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on acting students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of acting students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized acting related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for acting students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Acting Schools

The acting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Acting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Acting in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in acting.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Acting

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in acting has to look into Yale University. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in acting from Yale University

2

Brown University
Providence, RI

It is hard to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in acting. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a master’s in acting from Brown University

Best Acting Colleges by State

Explore the best acting colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	313	0
Rhode Island	222	0

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Acting Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Playwriting & Screenwriting	30
Theater Arts	26
Theater Design & Technology	18
Directing & Theatrical Production	2
Musical Theater	2

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.