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Colleges offering master's degrees in Acting

24 U.S. colleges and universities offer Acting at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 19 Associate 9 Bachelor 110 Master 24

Most schools offering it: New York (15), Ohio (12), Pennsylvania (11), Illinois (9), California (9), Texas (6)

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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Acting: 15 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
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GWU
Private nonprofit

Acting: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
25,374
Retention
92%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
8,455
CampusOnlineHybrid
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DU
Private nonprofit

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Acting: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
21,210
Retention
86%
Programs
227
Awards 2024-25
6,518
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NYF
Private for-profit

New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA

Acting: 13 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Admission
Open
Students
1,132
Retention
66%
Programs
12
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AAU
Private for-profit

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Acting: 10 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
5,498
Retention
75%
Programs
42
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JS
Private nonprofit

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

Acting: 10 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
1,073
Retention
98%
Programs
13
Awards 2024-25
290
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USC
Private nonprofit

Acting: 9 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Acting: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
CampusOnlineHybrid
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USD
Private nonprofit

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Acting: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
9,714
Retention
91%
Programs
87
Awards 2024-25
3,119
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSM
Private nonprofit

Acting: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
2,312
Retention
71%
Programs
80
Awards 2024-25
683
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TU
Public

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Acting: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
29,640
Retention
83%
Programs
277
Awards 2024-25
8,286
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CCC
Private nonprofit

Acting: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
5,570
Retention
66%
Programs
58
Awards 2024-25
1,379
CampusHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

Acting
Master

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NS
Private nonprofit

The New School

New York, NY

Acting
Master

Students
9,068
Retention
85%
Programs
63
Awards 2024-25
3,030
CampusOnlineHybrid
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LU
Private nonprofit

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Acting
Master

Students
6,826
Retention
66%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
1,689
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OCU
Private nonprofit

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

Acting
Master

Students
2,966
Retention
84%
Programs
81
Awards 2024-25
883
CampusOnlineHybrid
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