2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Acting in the Middle Atlantic Region

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for acting students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 master's degrees in acting during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Acting School for Your Master's Degree

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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Acting Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for acting.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Acting in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Acting Students Working on Their Master's

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The New School
New York, NY

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The New School if you want to pursue a master's degree in acting. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in acting in New York.

There were approximately 15 acting individuals who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in acting from The New School

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

#1 Best Quality In DC

George Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in acting. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in acting in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 15 acting students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in acting from George Washington University

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The Juilliard School
New York, NY

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The Juilliard School if you want to pursue a master's degree in acting. Juilliard is a 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 master's degrees in acting in New York.

There were about 8 acting individuals who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in acting from The Juilliard School

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Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

#2 Most Popular In DC

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in acting needs to take a look at Catholic University of America. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. More information about a master’s in acting from Catholic University of America

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

#1 Most Popular In PA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in acting needs to take a look at Temple University. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. More information about a master’s in acting from Temple University

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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.