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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$42,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Acting is the 323rd most popular major in the country with 1,793 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 587 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in acting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their acting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting in the Middle Atlantic Region

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The Juilliard School
New York, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Juilliard School landed the #1 spot on the list. The Juilliard School is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 10 masters’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

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The New School
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s acting degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 17 masters’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s acting students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, 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 87%.

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s acting degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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