2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Acting
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Acting is the 319th most popular major in the country with 1,944 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
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” 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.
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.
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Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree acting students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Acting
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students per year to attend BYU.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Fredonia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school situated in Fredonia, New York. It awarded 7 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Fredonia, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for bachelor’s degree acting students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2019-2020.
UNI also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Iowa is $15,620 for bachelor’s degree acting students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Michigan University is $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students.
Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,491 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students per year to attend Lindenwood University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purchase College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Purchase College also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $18,326 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students per year to attend Purchase College.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s 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.
UNLV also took the #19 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNLV is $11,424 for bachelor’s degree acting students.
Salem State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Salem State University is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Salem State University is $18,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students.
With a ranking of #9, Towson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 19 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
Towson also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Towson is $18,233 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
Purdue also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $13,986 for bachelor’s degree acting students per year to attend Purdue.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UC also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $21,843 for bachelor’s degree acting students per year to attend UC.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #12, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for FHU is $16,703 for bachelor’s degree acting students.
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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.
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With a ranking of #14, Kean University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Kean University is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 8 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,604 for bachelor’s degree acting students per year to attend Kean.
Stephens College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stephens is a small school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Stephens is $22,337 for bachelor’s degree acting students.
Oakland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Oakland University is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Oakland is $11,802 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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 estimated yearly cost for UMBC is $19,082 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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Webster University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 9 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Webster is $22,768 for bachelor’s degree acting students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 estimated yearly cost for Anderson University South Carolina is $21,756 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students.
Otterbein University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westerville, Ohio. It awarded 8 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
Otterbein not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Otterbein is $23,386 for bachelor’s degree acting students.
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%.
Central Washington University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,397 for bachelor’s degree acting students per year to attend CWU.
Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Oklahoma City University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for OCU is $22,306 for bachelor’s degree acting students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $22,906 for bachelor’s degree acting students per year to attend OHIO Athens.
Keene State College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Keene State College is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Keene State College is $19,394 for Bachelor’s Degree Acting students.
Greensboro College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,764 for bachelor’s degree acting students per year to attend Greensboro College.
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.
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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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- *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.
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