2024 Best Acting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

a bachelor's degree in acting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #230 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Acting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 28 bachelor's degrees in acting to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to acting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other acting students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized acting related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for acting students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Acting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Acting in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in acting.

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Acting

1

Towson University
Towson, MD

11 Annual Graduates

Towson University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in acting. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in acting from Towson University

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in acting needs to look into University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in acting from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Acting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Acting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	188
Pennsylvania	698	99
New Jersey	351	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Acting

One of 11 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Acting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	139

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.