2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Acting in the Middle Atlantic Region

Acting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #226 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Acting in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 247 associate degrees in acting to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Acting School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in acting matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Acting in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of acting students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for acting.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Acting in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in acting.

Most Well Attended Schools for Acting Students Working on Their Associate

1

American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York
New York, NY

121 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in acting. American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in acting in New York.

There were roughly 121 acting individuals who graduated with this degree at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in acting from American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York

2

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
New York, NY

112 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#3 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts if you wish to pursue an associate degree in acting. New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in acting in New York.

There were approximately 112 acting students who graduated with this degree at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in acting from New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

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Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA

11 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Northampton County Area Community College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in acting. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in acting in Pennsylvania.

There were about 11 acting individuals who graduated with this degree at Northampton Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in acting from Northampton County Area Community College

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Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

3 Annual Associate Degrees

#3 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

Nassau Community College is a popular option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in acting. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in acting in New York.

There were approximately 3 acting individuals who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in acting from Nassau Community College

5

Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA

#2 Most Popular In PA

Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population. More information about a associate in acting from Montgomery County Community College

Best Acting Colleges by State

Explore the most popular acting colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	417	248
Pennsylvania	393	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Acting

Acting is one of 9 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	135
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	71
Musical Theater	29
Theater Design & Technology	10
Directing & Theatrical Production	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.