2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Acting (With Aid)
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 1,944 people earned their degree in acting, making the major the 319th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,128 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 72 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in acting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent acting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the acting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Acting (With Aid)
Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 16 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,297 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid per year to attend UW Seattle.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,023 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #4 spot on the list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,424 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid per year to attend UNLV.
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Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #5 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 12 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
SUNY Fredonia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Fredonia, New York, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Fredonia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,824 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid per year to attend SUNY Fredonia.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Towson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
Towson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Towson is $18,233 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Oregon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Ashland, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,386 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid per year to attend Southern Oregon University.
Purchase College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Purchase, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Purchase College also took the #22 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,326 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid per year to attend Purchase College.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Iowa is $15,620 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UIC is $13,312 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oakland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Oakland University is $11,802 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 11 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County is $19,082 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 87%.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. 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.
UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $22,012 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 16 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Wright State University - Main Campus is $16,823 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid.
With a ranking of #16, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 7 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,491 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid per year to attend Lindenwood University.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Central Washington University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 8 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for CWU is $15,397 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid.
Western Michigan University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 10 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Michigan University is $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid.
Kean University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kean University is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 8 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Kean is $18,604 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid.
With a ranking of #20, Salem State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Salem State is $18,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $21,843 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Freed-Hardeman University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Henderson, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for FHU is $16,703 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid.
Otterbein University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Otterbein is a small school located in Westerville, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
Otterbein also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $23,386 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students with aid per year to attend Otterbein.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lycoming College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lycoming is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lycoming College is $18,580 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Anderson University South Carolina is located in Anderson, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Anderson University South Carolina is $21,756 for bachelor’s degree acting students with aid.
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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%.
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- 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.
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