96 Acting Degree Programs in USA

SCAD acting students shine in sitcoms, films, plays, and immersive experiences, with opportunities to work in professional productions via the SCAD Casting Office. Led by industry-experienced faculty, students connect with Hollywood icons at SCAD’s signature events, preparing for success in film, television, and streaming.

BFA in Acting students at APU train in a variety of performance techniques, participating in high-level main stage productions and studio classes. They are mentored by professors with acclaimed professional credentials—working actors, directors, designers, agents, and casting directors. BFA seniors culminate their training with an industry showcase in Los Angeles at prestigious locations such as Warner Bros. Studios.

Acting majors study performance across film, television and theatre in a training program that best aligns with their goals. The Rider University B.F.A. in acting for film, television and theatre trains and empowers the “Actor of the Future” for the “Industry of the Future.”

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting is designed to prepare students for a professional acting career through a comprehensive approach. Students gain hands-on experience with acting techniques, scene w...

Academy of Art University’s BFA Acting program is a comprehensive and diverse curriculum that provides a strong foundation in performance fundamentals, including acting technique, acting for camera, improvisation, singing, and speech. Courses in audition technique, stage production, musical theatre, and stage combat help prepare our graduating students to enter the professional world.

The Acting for Film and Media BFA program offers students a comprehensive education in acting techniques tailored for the screen and media industries. Students develop their craft through a mix of pra...

The MA provides a specialized focus in acting for the camera. Students will develop a specific set of professional skills in voice, speech, movement, and audition techniques. Students will graduate from the program equipped with an industry-ready demo reel showcasing the actor’s ability to work in front of a camera with a professional crew on a sound stage.

The MFA in Acting is rooted in a conservatory approach to acting. The program provides immersive training in multiple mediums, preparing actors for film, television, stage, and musical theater productions. Students will hone a diverse set of professional skills in voice, speech, movement, improvisation, classical theater, and audition techniques. Students will graduate from the program equipped with an industry-ready demo reel showcasing the actor’s ability to work in front of a camera with a professional crew on a sound stage. The MFA portfolio will also include a personalized marketing strategy exhibiting the actor’s preparedness to compete successfully in the entertainment industry.

Whether you are already working in the industry, studying acting in college, or still in high school, our four-week Summer Intensive Training programs are built to offer you the personalized training you need. Our courses in Acting for Film and Television or Musical Theatre Performance enable experienced performers to work on skill-building, and novice performers to sample the life of an actor living and working in New York City. 

A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Acting is a degree program that provides comprehensive training in the performing arts, with a specific focus on acting and theater performance. The program typically spans four years and is offered by various colleges, universities, and conservatories worldwide.

The B.F.A. program in Acting is designed to give students hands-on experience and a solid foundation in the performing arts. It combines classroom instruction with practical training to help students ...

The B.F.A. in Theatre Arts with a focus on Acting for Stage and Screen prepares students to become versatile actors capable of performing in both live theater and film. The program emphasizes practica...

The B.F.A. in Theatre Arts with an Acting Concentration is designed to help students develop their skills in acting through a comprehensive curriculum. Students will learn various acting techniques, v...

Theatre Arts' Concentration in Acting within the M.F.A. program offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to cultivate professional-level acting skills through rigorous training, performance opportun...

Acting is at the very heart of storytelling in theater and film. The Acting concentration at Ramapo is an immersive, challenging and transformative pursuit. Actors in today's world need to be well-rounded, resourceful, and able to move fluidly between platforms. Acting students at Ramapo spend their days in classes, their evenings rehearsing, performing and participating in a myriad of other ways on both student and faculty-led projects, serving as directors, assistant directors, designers, stage managers and producers.In addition, the Acting and Film programs benefit from ever-expanding collaborations, producing award-winning web series and films that are screened both at Ramapo and in festivals.