2024 Best Acting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Acting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #230 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Acting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in acting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The acting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Acting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for acting students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Bachelor's in Acting

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in acting. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in acting from University of Connecticut

2

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

14 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in acting needs to look into University of Hartford. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of West Hartford.More information about a bachelor’s in acting from University of Hartford

Best Acting Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	42
Vermont	289	0
New Hampshire	276	5

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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.

Majors Similar to Acting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	105
Musical Theater	15
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	5
Theater Design & Technology	4

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.