2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s
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In 2019-2020, 1,944 people earned their degree in acting, making the major the 319th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 189 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 12 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree acting students.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s acting degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
Columbia also took the #11 spot in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $2,350, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s list. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 9 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
UCSD also made our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s acting degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 11 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
Academy of Art University also made our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Yale University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s acting students in 2019-2020.
Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s acting degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree acting students list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.
New York Film Academy landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s ranking. New York Film Academy is a private for-profit institution located in Burbank, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
New York Film Academy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York Film Academy are $35,457, but some majors have different tuition rates.
California Institute of the Arts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s ranking. CalArts is located in Valencia, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s acting degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree acting students list, CalArts has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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The New School ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s list. New School University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 15 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The Juilliard School came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s ranking. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree acting students list, Juilliard has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Juilliard are $49,260.
Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Brown University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 14 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.
Brown also took the #3 spot in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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.
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