Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Acting is the 319th most popular major in the country with 1,944 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 96 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in acting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality acting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the acting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Acting Schools

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 Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree acting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Acting (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Boston University is $13,256 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Acting students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Boston University Acting Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree acting students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCONN has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Connecticut is $14,157 for new england region bachelor’s degree acting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Acting at University of Connecticut

#3

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree acting students whose families make $30-$48k list, Salem State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salem State University is $16,416 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Acting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Acting at Salem State

#4

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree acting students whose families make $30-$48k list, Keene State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Keene State College is $14,717 for new england region bachelor’s degree acting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Acting at Keene State College

#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.

UHart also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hartford is $24,411 for new england region bachelor’s degree acting students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Acting at University of Hartford

#6

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Emerson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Emerson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Emerson also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Emerson is $39,843 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Acting students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Acting at Emerson College

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

Featured Theater Schools

Find Schools Near You