If you plan on majoring in acting, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #323 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Tennessee 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 68 degrees in acting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the acting degree levels they offer.
Belmont University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in acting. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 acting students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.
Freed-Hardeman University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in acting. Located in the town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 4 acting students who graduated with this degree at FHU in the most recent year we have data available.
Lipscomb University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in acting. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 5 acting students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year.
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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