Acting Programs

Undergraduate Acting Programs

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Australia

New South Wales

Actors Centre – Performing Arts: Stage and Screen, BPA

The National Institute of Dramatic Art – Acting, BFA

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Queensland

Griffith University – Acting, BA

Queensland University of Technology – Acting, BCA

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Victoria

Federation University – Music Theatre and Acting, BA

The University of Melbourne – Acting, BFA

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Western Australia

Edith Cowan University – Acting, BA

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Canada

Alberta

University of Alberta – Acting, BFA

University of Lethbridge – Dramatic Arts: Performance, BFA

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British Columbia

University of British Columbia – Acting, BFA

University of Victoria – Theatre: Acting, BFA

University of Victoria – Theatre: Performance, BFA

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Manitoba

The University of Winnipeg – Theatre and Film: Acting, BA

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

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Nova Scotia

Acadia University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Dalhousie University – Theatre: Acting, BA

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Ontario

Brock University – Dramatic Arts: Performance, BA

University of Ottawa – Acting, BFA

University of Windsor – Acting, BFA

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Quebec

Concordia University – Acting for the Theatre, BFA

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Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan – Drama: Acting, BFA

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England

East of England

Anglia Ruskin University – Acting, BA (Hons)

University of Essex (East 15 Acting School) – Acting, BA

University of Essex (East 15 Acting School) – Acting and Community Engagement, BA

University of Essex (East 15 Acting School) – Acting and Contemporary Theatre, BA

University of Essex (East 15 Acting School) – Acting and Fight Performance, BA

University of Essex (East 15 Acting School) – Acting and Physical Theatre, BA

University of Essex (East 15 Acting School) – World Performance, BA

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London

Goldsmiths, University of London – Acting and Performance Making, BA (Hons)

London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – Professional Acting, BA (Hons)

London South Bank University – Acting for Stage and Screen, BA (Hons)

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts – Performance: Acting, BA (Hons)

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts – Performance: Actor Musicianship, BA (Hons)

Regent’s University London – Acting for Stage and Screen, BA (Hons)

Rose Bruford College – Acting, BA (Hons)

Rose Bruford College – Actor Musicianship, BA (Hons)

Rose Bruford College – Contemporary and Popular Performance, BA (Hons)

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Acting: Classical and Contemporary, BA (Hons)

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Acting: Contemporary and Devised, BA (Hons)

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Performance and Contemporary Arts, BA (Hons)

St Mary’s University – Acting, BA (Hons)

University of East London – Acting for Stage and Screen, BA (Hons)

University of the Arts London – Acting and Performance, BA (Hons)

University of West London – Acting for Stage and Screen, BA (Hons)

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North West England

Liverpool Hope University – Acting, BA (Hons)

Manchester School of Theatre – Acting, BA (Hons)

University of Central Lancashire – Acting, BA (Hons)

University of Chester – Acting, BA (Hons)

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South East England

Guildford School of Acting (University of Surrey) – Acting, BA (Hons)

Guildford School of Acting (University of Surrey) – Actor-Musician, BA (Hons)

Solent University – Acting and Performance, BA (Hons)

University of Chichester – Acting, BA (Hons)

University of Winchester – Acting, BA (Hons)

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South West England

Bath Spa University – Acting, BA (Hons)

Falmouth University – Acting, BA (Hons)

University of Gloucestershire – Drama and Performance Practice, BA (Hons)

University of Gloucestershire – Performing Arts, BA (Hons)

University of Plymouth – Acting for Screen, Stage and Future Media, BA (Hons)

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West Midlands

Birmingham City University – Acting, BA (Hons)

Coventry University – Acting for Stage and Screen, BA (Hons)

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Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds Beckett University – Acting, BA (Hons)

University of Huddersfield – Acting and Performance, BA (Hons)

University of Hull – Acting, BA (Hons)

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Ireland

The LIR National Academy of Dramatic Art – Acting, BA

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USA

Alabama

Auburn University – Performance, BFA

Samford University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA

University of Alabama – Theatre: Acting, BFA

University of Alabama at Birmingham – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of Mobile – Performance: Acting, BFA

University of Montevallo – Theatre: Acting, BFA

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Arizona

Arizona State University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Northern Arizona University – Theatre: Performance, BA

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Arkansas

Arkansas State University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Harding University – Acting, BA

Southern Arkansas University – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BFA

University of Arkansas – Theatre: Performance, BA

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California

Academy of Art University – Acting, BFA

AMDA College of the Performing Arts – Acting, BFA

AMDA College of the Performing Arts – Acting & Content Creation, BFA

AMDA College of the Performing Arts – Performance Studies, BA

Biola University – Theatre: Acting for Stage and Screen, BA

CalArts – Acting, BFA

Cal Poly Pomona – Theatre: Acting, BA

Chapman University – Theatre Performance, BFA

Concordia University Irvine – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA

CSU East Bay – Theatre Performance: Acting and Musical Theatre, BA

CSU Fresno – Theatre Arts: Acting, BA

CSU Fullerton – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

CSU Long Beach – Theatre Arts, Performance: Acting, BA

CSU Northridge – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA

CSU San Bernardino – Theatre: Acting, BA

Pepperdine University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

San Diego State University – Theatre Arts: Performance, BA

San José State University – Theatre Arts: Acting and Directing, BA

Santa Clara University – Theatre: Acting, BA

University of California, Santa Barbara – Theater: Acting, BFA

USC School of Dramatic Arts – Acting for Stage and Screen, BFA

Vanguard University – Theatre Arts: Stage & Screen Acting/Directing, BA

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Colorado

Adams State University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Colorado Mesa University – Theatre Arts: Acting/Directing, BFA

Colorado State University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Fort Lewis College – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of Colorado Boulder – Theatre: Acting, BFA

University of Northern Colorado – Acting, BFA

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Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University – Theatre: Performance, BFA

Sacred Heart University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BA

University of Connecticut – Acting, BFA

University of Hartford – Actor Training, BFA

Western Connecticut State University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

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Florida

Barry University – Theatre: Acting, BA/BFA

Florida Atlantic University – Theatre: Performance, BFA

Florida Southern College – Theatre Arts: Theatre Performance, BFA

Florida State University – Acting, BFA

Florida State University – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of Central Florida – Theatre: Acting, BFA

University of Florida – Theatre Performance, BFA

University of South Florida – Theatre Performance, BA

University of West Florida – Theatre: Acting, BFA

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Georgia

Brenau University – Acting for Stage and Screen, BFA

Columbus State University – Theatre: Performance, BFA

Georgia State University – Theatre: Acting, BIS

Kennesaw State University – Theatre and Performance Studies: Acting, BA

Reinhardt University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Savannah College of Art and Design – Acting, BFA

University of West Georgia – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Valdosta State University – Theatre Performance, BFA

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Illinois

Augustana College – Theatre: Performance, BA

Bradley University – Theatre Arts: Performance, BA

Columbia College Chicago – Acting for Stage and Screen, BA/BFA

DePaul University – Acting, BFA

Elmhurst University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Illinois State University – Acting, BA

Illinois Wesleyan University – Acting, BFA

Millikin University – Acting, BFA

Northern Illinois University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

Northwestern University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Rockford University – Performing Arts: Acting/Directing, BFA

Roosevelt University – Acting, BFA

University of Illinois Chicago – Acting, BFA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Acting, BFA

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Indiana

Ball State University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Purdue University – Theatre: Acting, BA

University of Evansville – Theatre: Performance, BFA/BS

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Iowa

Dordt University – Theatre Arts: Performance, BA

Drake University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

University of Northern Iowa – Theatre Performance, BA

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Kansas

Wichita State University – Acting, BFA

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Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University – Acting, BFA

Western Kentucky University – Performing Arts: Acting, BFA

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Louisiana

Dillard University – Theatre Arts: Performance, BA

Louisiana State University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Louisiana State University – Physical Theatre, BA

Tulane University – Theatre: Performance/Directing, BA

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Maryland

Frostburg State University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Salisbury University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Towson University – Acting, BFA

University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Acting, BFA

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Massachusetts

Boston University – Acting, BFA

Dean College – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Dean College – Theatre: Performance, BA

Emerson College – Acting, BFA

Salem State University – Theatre: Performance, BFA

University of Massachusetts Amherst – Performance: Acting and Directing, BA

Westfield State University – Theatre Arts: Performance, BA

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Michigan

Central Michigan University – Theatre & Interpretation: Acting & Directing, BFA

Hope College – Theatre: Performance, BA

Michigan State University – Acting for Stage, Screen, and New Media, BFA

Oakland University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Wayne State University – Theatre: Performance, BFA

Western Michigan University – Acting, BFA

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Minnesota

Minnesota State University Mankato – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

University of Minnesota Duluth – Performance, BFA

University of Minnesota Twin Cities – Acting, BFA

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Mississippi

Belhaven University – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of Mississippi – Acting for Stage & Screen, BFA

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Missouri

Avila University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Lindenwood University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Missouri State University – Acting, BFA

Northwest Missouri State University – Theatre: Performance, BS

Stephens College – Acting, BFA

University of Central Missouri – Theatre: Performance, BFA

University of Missouri – Theatre: Performance, BA

Webster University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

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Montana

University of Montana – Acting for Film & Theatre, BFA

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Nebraska

Nebraska Wesleyan University – Acting, BFA

University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Acting, BFA

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Nevada

University of Nevada, Reno – Theatre: Acting, BA

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New Hampshire

Keene State College – Theatre Arts: Acting, BA

University of New Hampshire – Theatre: Acting & Directing, BA

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New Jersey

Kean University – Theatre Performance, BFA

Montclair State University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Rider University – Acting for Film, Television and Theatre, BFA

Rowan University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BA

Rutgers University–New Brunswick – Theater: Acting, BFA

Stockton University – Performing Arts: Acting, BA

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New York

Adelphi University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

Brooklyn College – Theater: Acting, BFA

Five Towns College – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

Fordham University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Ithaca College – Acting for Stage and Screen, BFA

Long Island University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

Niagara University – Performance, BFA

Northeastern University – Acting, BFA

NYU Steinhardt – Educational Theatre: Theatre Performance and Production, BS

Pace University – Acting, BFA

Pace University – Performance Making: Acting, BFA

Purchase College – Acting, BFA

State University of New York at Fredonia – Acting, BFA

Syracuse University – Acting, BFA

The Juilliard School – Drama: Acting, BFA

University at Buffalo – Acting, BFA

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North Carolina

Appalachian State University – Theatre Arts: Performance, BA

East Carolina University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

Elon University – Acting, BFA

Guilford College – Theatre Studies: Performance, BA

North Carolina A&T – Professional Theatre: Acting, BFA

North Carolina Central University – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of North Carolina at Greensboro – Drama: Acting, BFA

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North Dakota

North Dakota State University – Theatre Arts: Performance, BFA

University of North Dakota – Theatre: Acting, BA

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Ohio

Baldwin Wallace University – Theatre: Acting & Directing, BA

Baldwin Wallace University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Cleveland State University – Theatre and Dance: Acting, BA

Heidelberg University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Ohio University – Performance: Acting, BFA

Otterbein University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

University of Cincinnati – Acting, BFA

University of Findlay – Theatre: Performance, BA

Wright State University – Acting, BFA

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Oklahoma

Cameron University – Theatre: Performance Theatre, BA

Oklahoma City University – Acting, BFA

University of Central Oklahoma – Theatre Arts: Performance, BFA

University of Oklahoma – Drama: Acting, BFA

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Oregon

Eastern Oregon University – Theatre Arts: Performance and Directing, BA

Lewis & Clark College – Theatre: Performance, BA

Southern Oregon University – Theatre Arts: Performance, BFA

University of Portland – Theater: Performance, BA

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Pennsylvania

Arcadia University – Acting, BFA

Carnegie Mellon University – Drama: Acting, BFA

Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg – Theatre Arts: Performance, BA

Dickinson College – Theatre Arts: Acting/Directing, BA

East Stroudsburg University – Theatre: Acting for Theatre, Television, and Film, BA

King’s College – Theatre: Acting, BA

Lehigh University – Theatre: Directing/Acting, BA

Lycoming College – Theatre: Acting, BA

Pennsylvania State University – Acting, BFA

Point Park University – Acting, BFA

Seton Hill University – Theatre Performance, BA

Slippery Rock University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Slippery Rock University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Susquehanna University – Acting, BFA

Susquehanna University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Temple University – Theater: Acting, BA

West Chester University – Theatre: Performance, BA

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Rhode Island

Brown University – Performance Studies, BFA

Rhode Island College – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of Rhode Island – Theatre: Acting, BFA

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South Carolina

Anderson University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Coastal Carolina University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

College of Charleston – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of South Carolina – Theatre: Performance, BA

Winthrop University – Theatre: Acting, BA

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South Dakota

University of South Dakota – Theatre: Acting, BFA

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Tennessee

Austin Peay State University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

Belmont University – Theatre Performance, BFA

East Tennessee University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Lipscomb University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

University of Memphis – Theatre: Performance, BFA

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – Theatre: Acting, BA

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Texas

Abilene Christian University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Baylor University – Theatre Performance, BFA

Lamar University – Theatre and Dance: Acting, BS

Midwestern State University – Theatre: Performance, BFA

Sam Houston State University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BFA

Southern Methodist University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Stephen F. Austin State University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BFA

Texas A&M University: Corpus Christi – Theatre: Acting/Directing, BA

Texas Christian University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Texas Southern University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Texas State University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

Texas Tech University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

Texas Wesleyan University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

Texas Woman’s University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA

University of Houston – Theatre: Acting, BFA

University of North Texas – Theatre: Acting, BA

University of Texas at Arlington – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

University of Texas at Austin – Acting, BFA

University of Texas at El Paso – Theatre Arts: Performance, BFA

West Texas A&M University – Theatre: Acting, BFA

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Utah

University of Utah – Actor Training Program, BFA

Utah State University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

Utah Tech University – Theatre: Acting, BA/BS

Utah Valley University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA

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Virginia

Christopher Newport University – Theatre: Acting, BA

Hampton University – Theatre Arts Performance, BA

James Madison University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Liberty University – Acting, BFA

Old Dominion University – Theatre: Performance, BA

Regent University – Acting, BFA

Shenandoah University – Acting, BFA

Virginia Commonwealth University – Theatre: Performance, BFA

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Washington

Central Washington University – Theatre Performance, BFA

Cornish College of the Arts – Acting and Original Works, BFA

Pacific Lutheran University – Theatre: Acting/Directing, BFA

University of Washington – Drama: Performance, BA

Western Washington University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BA

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Washington, D.C.

The Catholic University of America – Acting for Theatre, Film, and Television, BFA

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West Virginia

Marshall University – Theatre Performance, BFA

West Liberty University – Theatre: Performance, BA

West Virginia University – Acting, BFA

West Virginia Wesleyan College – Theatre Arts: Acting/Directing, BA

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Wisconsin

Carthage College – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse – Theatre: Performance, BA

University of Wisconsin-Madison – Theatre and Drama: Acting, BS

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Theatre: Acting or Musical Theatre, BFA

University of Wisconsin-Parkside – Theatre Arts: Acting, BA

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – Theatre: Acting, BFA

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater – Theatre: Performance, BFA

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Wyoming

University of Wyoming – Theatre and Dance: Acting, BFA

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Wales

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – Acting, BA (Hons)

University of Wales Trinity Saint David – Theatre: Acting, BA (Hons)

Graduate Acting Programs

Below you’ll find graduate study programs, such as MA, PGDip, and MFA.

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England

East of England

University of Essex (East 15 Acting School) – Acting, MA

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London

London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre, MA

London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – Classical Acting: Performance & Practice, MA

London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – Professional Acting, MFA

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts – Performance: Acting, MA/MFA

Rose Bruford College – Actor and Performer Training, MA/MFA

Rose Bruford College – Actor Musicianship, MA/MFA

Rose Bruford College – Performance, MA/MFA

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Acting: Classical, MA

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Acting: Contemporary, MA

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Actor Training and Coaching, MA/MFA

University of East London – Acting for Stage and Screen, MA/MFA

University of West London – Acting and Theatre Making, MA

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North West England

Manchester School of Theatre – Performance, MA/MFA

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South East England

University of Surrey – Acting, MA

University of Chichester – Advanced Performance, PgCert

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West Midlands

Birmingham City University – Acting, MA/PGDip

Birmingham City University – Acting, MFA

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Sweden

Stockholm University – (Swedish/English) Theatre and Performance Studies, MA

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USA

Alabama

University of Alabama – Theatre: Acting, MFA

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Arizona

Arizona State University – Theatre: Performance, MFA

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Arkansas

University of Arkansas – Theatre: Acting, MFA

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California

Academy of Art University – Acting, MA

Academy of Art University – Acting, MFA

CalArts – Acting, MFA

University of California, Irvine – Drama: Acting, MFA

University of California, San Diego – Acting, MFA

University of San Diego – Acting, MFA

USC School of Dramatic Arts – Acting, MFA

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Connecticut

David Geffen School of Drama at Yale – Theatre: Acting, MFA

University of Connecticut – Acting, MFA

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Florida

Florida Atlantic University – Acting, MFA

Florida State University – Acting, MFA

University of Central Florida – Theatre: Acting, MFA

University of Florida – Theatre: Acting, MFA

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Georgia

Savannah College of Art and Design – Acting, MFA

University of Georgia – Theatre: Acting, MFA

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Illinois

DePaul University – Acting, MFA

Northern Illinois University – Acting, MFA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Acting, MFA

Western Illinois University – Acting, MFA

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Indiana

Indiana University Bloomington – Acting, MFA

Purdue University – Acting, MFA

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Iowa

The University of Iowa – Theatre Arts: Acting, MFA

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Louisiana

Louisiana State University – Theatre: Acting, MFA

The University of New Orleans – Theatre Performance: Acting, MFA

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Michigan

Michigan State University – Acting, MFA

Wayne State University – Theatre: Acting, MFA

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Nevada

University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Performance, MFA

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New York

Brooklyn College – Theater: Acting, MFA

Columbia University – Theatre: Acting, MFA

NYU Tisch School of the Arts – Acting, MFA

The Juilliard School – Drama: Acting, MFA

The New School – Contemporary Theatre and Performance, MFA

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North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Acting, MFA

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Ohio

Kent State University – Acting, MFA

Ohio University – Acting, MFA

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Pennsylvania

Temple University – Theater: Acting, MFA

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South Carolina

University of South Carolina – Acting, MFA

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Tennessee

University of Tennessee – Acting, MFA

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Texas

Southern Methodist University – Acting, MFA

University of Houston – Theatre: Acting, MFA

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Virginia

Regent University – Acting, MFA

University of Virginia – Drama: Acting, MFA

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Washington

University of Washington – Drama: Acting, MFA

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Washington, D.C.

The George Washington University – Classical Acting, MFA

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West Virginia

West Virginia University – Acting, MFA

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Wales

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – Acting for Stage, Screen and Recorded Media, MA

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Other Programs in Acting

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Canada

Ontario

Toronto Film School – Acting for Film, TV and the Theatre, Diploma

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England

East of England

University of Essex (East 15 Acting School) – Acting for Stage and Screen, CertHE

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London

London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – Foundation in Stage and Screen, CertHE

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North West England

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts – Foundation Acting: Stage & Screen, CertHE

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USA

California

UCLA Extension – Acting Certificate

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New York

The Lee Strasberg Institute – Acting: Intensive/Conservatory Programs

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Philadelphia

Temple University – Acting, Undergraduate Certificate

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Utah

Utah Tech University – Theatre: Classical Acting, Certificate