2027 Best Acting Schools in North Carolina
Acting degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their acting programs.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for acting students.
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Best Schools for Acting in North Carolina
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the acting degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Acting
No school ranked higher than Elon University this year for acting. Located in the suburb of Elon, Elon University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. The six-year graduation rate is 84%. There were roughly 10 acting students who graduated with this degree at Elon University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, acting degree recipients from Elon University generally make around $24,345. Elon University graduates carry a median of $21,619 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
