Acting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #323 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of acting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 112 degrees in acting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of acting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Acting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Illinois.
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The schools below may not offer all types of acting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat DePaul University if you wish to pursue a degree in acting. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were about 32 acting students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.
Columbia College Chicago is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in acting. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago. This college ranks 16th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 51 acting students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
Millikin University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in acting. Located in the small city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in acting from Millikin University
University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in acting. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were about 10 acting students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bloomington. This university ranks 20th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 5 acting students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Wesleyan in the most recent year we have data available.
Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 38th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 8 acting students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent year we have data available.
Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Peoria. A Best Colleges rank of #309 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 acting students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of acting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Acting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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