Are you looking for the perfect university or acting school to help nurture your talents? Whether your dream is to be a Broadway star, an improvisation whizz, a natural in front of the camera, or a Shakespeare Globe performer, an acting pathway will help you to hone your craft and develop a deeper understanding of your chosen profession.
The following list of acting programs is divided into four categories: “Undergraduate Acting Programs”, “Graduate Acting Programs”, “Doctoral/PhD Programs in Acting”, and “Other Programs in Acting”. The programs below are sorted alphabetically by country, with the US separated into states and Canada into provinces.
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Undergraduate Acting Programs
Australia
Griffith University – Theatre: Acting, BA
University of Tasmania – Theatre and Performance, BA
Canada
Alberta
University of Alberta – Acting, BFA
University of Lethbridge – Dramatic Arts: Performance, BFA
British Columbia
Trinity Western University – Acting, BFA
Univerisity of British Columbia – Acting, BFA
University of Victoria – Theatre: Performance Focus, BFA
Manitoba
The University of Winnipeg – Theatre and Film: Acting and Directing Concentration, BA
Nova Scotia
Acadia University – Theatre: Performance, BA
Dalhousie University – Theatre: Acting, BA
Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial University of Newfoundland – Theatre: Acting Stream, BFA
Ontario
Brock University – Dramatic Arts: Performance, BA
Toronto Film School – Acting for Film, TV and Theatre, BA
University of Windsor – Drama: Acting, BFA
York University – Theatre: Acting, BA, BFA
Quebec
Concordia University – Acting for the Theatre, BFA
University of Saskatchewan – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Saskatchewan
University of Regina – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BA
England
Birkbeck University of London – Theatre and Performance, BA
CU Scarborough – Acting, BA (Hons)
Falmouth University – Acting, BA
Falmouth University – Theatre and Performance, BA
Leeds Beckett University – Theatre and Performance, BA
London South Bank University – Acting and Performance, BA
Manchester School of Theatre – Acting, BA
Plymouth Marjon – Theatre: Acting and Performance, BA
Plymouth University – Acting, BA
Regent’s University, London – Acting for Stage and Screen, BA
Rose Bruford College – Acting, BA
Rose Bruford College – Actor Musicianship, BA
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire – Acting, BA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London – Acting, BA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London – Performance Arts, BA
Southampton Solent University – Theatre: Acting and Performance, BA
St Mary’s University – Acting, BA
University of Chester – Drama, BA (Hons)
University of Chichester – Acting, BA
University of Central Lancashire – Theatre: Acting, BA
University of Gloucestershire – Drama and Performance Practice, BA
University of Gloucestershire – Performing Arts, BA
University of Portsmouth – Drama and Performance, BA
University of Sunderland – Performing Arts, BA
University of the Arts London – Theatre: Acting and Performance, BA
University of West London – Theatre: Acting, BA
University of Winchester – Acting, BA
University of York – Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance, BA
Ireland
Trinity College Dublin – Acting, BA
Netherlands
HKU University of the Arts – (Dutch) Acting, BA
Sweden
Malmö Theatre Academy – (Swedish) Acting, BA
USA
Alabama
Auburn University – Performance/Musical Theatre, BFA
Samford University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA
The University of Montevallo – Theatre: Acting, BFA
University of Alabama – Theatre, BA
University of Alabama at Birmingham – Theatre: Performance, BA
Arizona
Arizona State University – Acting, BA
University of Arizona – Theatre: Acting and Musical Theatre, BFA
Arkansas
Harding University – Theatre: Acting, BA
University of Arkansas – Theatre with Performance Concentration, BA
California
Academy of Art University – Acting, BFA
CalArts – Acting, BFA
Concordia University Irvine – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA
CSU East Bay – Theatre: Acting & Musical Theatre Performance, BA
CSU Fullterton – Theatre Arts: Acting Concentration, BFA
San Diego State University – Theatre Arts: Emphasis in Performance, BA
Santa Clara University – Theatre: Focus on Acting, BA
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Acting, BFA
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Performing Arts: Acting, BFA
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Performing Arts: Acting & Content Development, BFA
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Theatre Arts: Performance, BA
UC Berkeley – Theatre and Performance Studies, BA
UC Irvine – Theatre – Honors in Acting, BA
UC Santa Barbara – Acting, BFA
USC School of Dramatic Arts – Acting for Stage and Screen, BFA
Vanguard University – Theatre Arts: Performance and Directing Concentration, BA
Colorado
Colorado State University – Theatre: Performance Concentration, BA
Fort Lewis College – Theatre: Performance Concentration, BA
University of Colorado Boulder – Theatre Performance, BFA
University of Northern Colorado – Theatre: Acting, BA
Connecticut
University of Connecticut – Acting, BFA
Florida
Barry University – Theatre: Acting Specialization BA, BFA
Florida Atlantic University – Theatre: Performance, BFA
Florida Southern College – Theatre Performance, BA
Florida State University – Acting, BFA
University of Central Florida – Theatre: Acting, BFA
University of Florida – Theatre Performance, BFA
University of South Florida – Theatre: Performance, BA
Georgia
Brenau University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Columbus State University – Theatre: Performance, BFA
Georgia State University – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BIS
Kennesaw State University – Theatre: Performance Studies, BA
Savannah College of Art and Design – Performing Arts, BFA
University of West Georgia – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BFA
Valdosta State University – Theatre: Performance, BFA
Illinois
Columbia College – Acting, BA
DePaul University – Acting, BFA
Elmhurst College – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BA
Illinois State University – Acting, BA
Illinois Wesleyan University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Millikin University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Northern Illinois University – Acting, BFA
Roosevelt University – Acting, BFA
University of Illinois Chicago – Theatre: Acting, BFA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Indiana
Ball State University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Indiana University South Bend – Theatre: Performance, BFA
Purdue University – Theatre: Acting, BA
University of Evansville – Theatre: Performance, BFA, BS
Iowa
Drake University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
University of Northern Iowa – Theatre: Performance, BA
Kansas
University of Kansas – Theatre Performance, BA, BGS
Kentucky
Western Kentucky University – Acting, BFA
Louisiana
Louisiana State University – Theatre: Performance, BA
Louisiana State University – Physical Theatre, BA
Tulane University – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BA
Maryland
Towson University – Acting, BFA
University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Acting, BFA
Massachusetts
Boston University – Acting, BFA
Bridgewater State University – Theatre: Performance, BA
Dean College – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BFA
Emerson College – Acting, BFA
Emerson College – Theatre & Performance, BFA
Smith College – Theatre: Acting Emphasis, BA
Tufts University – Theatre and Performance Studies, BA
Westfield State University – Theatre Arts: Performance Track, BA
Michigan
Central Michigan University – Theatre Interpretation: Acting/Directing Concentration, BFA
Hope College – Theatre: Performance Track, BA
Michigan State University – Acting, BFA
Michigan Tech – Theatre and Electronic Media Performance, BA
Oakland University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Wayne State University – Theatre: Performance, BFA
Western Michigan University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Minnesota
Minnesota State University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
St. Cloud State University – Theatre: Acting and Directing Specialization, BA
University of Minnesota – Acting, BFA
University of Minnesota Duluth – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA
Mississippi
University of Mississippi – Theatre: Emphasis in Acting for Stage & Screen, BFA
University of Southern Mississippi – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Missouri
Avila 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, BA
Nebraska
Nebraska Wesleyan University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Theatre: Performance, BA
Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno – Theatre: Acting Specialization, BA
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire – Theatre: Acting & Directing Option, BA
New Jersey
Kean University – Theatre Performance, BFA
Montclair State University – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BFA
Rider University – Acting for Film, Television and Theatre, BFA
Rutgers University – Acting, BFA
New York
Adelphi University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA
Brooklyn College – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Fordham University – Theatre: Performance Track, BA
Ithaca College – Acting, BFA
Long Island University – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA
Marymount Manhattan College – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Nazareth College – Theatre: Acting, BFA
NYU Steinhardt – Educational Theatre: Performance and Production, BS
Pace University – Acting, BA/BFA
Purchase College – Theatre Arts: Acting, BFA
St. Lawrence University – Performance and Communication Arts, BA
State University of New York at Fredonia – Theatre: Acting, BFA
SUNY Oswego – Theatre: Acting and Directing Concentration, BA
The Juilliard School – Drama: Acting, BFA
University at Buffalo – Theatre: Performance Concentration, BFA
North Carolina
Appalachian State University – Theatre: Performance, BA
East Carolina University – Theatre Arts: Professional Actor Training, BFA
Elon University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
University of North Carolina Charlotte – Theatre: Performance Concentration, BA
North Carolina Central University – Theatre: Performance, BA
University of North Carolina at Greensboro – Acting, BFA
North Dakota
North Dakota State University – Theatre Arts: Performance, BFA
University of North Dakota – Theatre: Acting & Directing, BA
Ohio
Baldwin Wallace University – Theatre: Acting & Directing, BA
Baldwin Wallace University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Cleveland State University – Theatre: Acting Track, BA
Ohio University – Performance: Acting Track, BFA
Otterbein University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
University of Cincinnati – Theatre: Acting, BFA
University of Dayton – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BA
University of Findlay – Theatre: Emphasis in Performance, BA
Wright State University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
University of Central Oklahoma – Theatre Arts Performance, BFA
University of Oklahoma – Drama: Acting, BFA
Oregon
Lewis & Clark College – Theatre: Concentration in Performance, BA
Western Oregon University – Theatre: Actor Training, BFA
Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University – Theatre: Performance Emphasis, BA
Carnegie Mellon University – Acting/Music Theatre, BFA
Clarion University – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BFA
East Stroudsburg University – Theatre: Acting for Theatre, Television and Film, BA
Elizabethtown College – Theatre: Performance Concentration, BA
Lycoming College – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BA
Muhlenberg College – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BA
Penn State University, Pennsylvania – Acting, BFA
Point Park University – Acting, BFA
Seton Hill University – Theatre Performance, BA
Slippery Rock University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Susquehanna University – Theatre Performance, BA
Temple University – Musical Theatre: Acting Concentration, BFA
University of the Arts – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Rhode Island
Brown University – Performance Studies, BFA
South Carolina
Anderson University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Coastal Carolina University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
College of Charleston – Theatre: Performance (Acting/Directing), BA
Winthrop University – Theatre: Performance Emphasis, BA
South Dakota
University of South Dakota – Theatre: Acting Specialization, BFA
Tennessee
Austin Peay State University – Theatre: Acting/Directing Concentration, BA, BFA
East Tennessee University – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BA
Lipscomb University – Theatre: Acting Track, BFA
University of Memphis – Theatre: Performance, BFA
Texas
Baylor University – Theatre Performance, BFA
Sam Houston State University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BFA
The University of Texas El Paso – Theatre: Performance Concentration, BA
Texas Christian University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Texas State University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Texas State University – Theatre: Performance and Production, BFA
Texas Tech University – Acting, BFA
University of Texas at Austin – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Tennessee
Belmont University – Theatre: Performance, BFA
Texas
University of North Texas – Theatre: Performance Concentration, BA
University of Texas Arlington – Theatre Arts: Performance, BFA
Utah
Southern Utah University – Classical Acting, BFA
University of Utah – Theatre: Actor Training, BFA
Utah State University – Acting, BFA
Utah Valley University – Theatre Arts: Acting Emphasis, BFA
Virginia
Christopher Newport University – Theatre: Acting, BA
Hampton University – Theatre: Performance, BA
Liberty University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Regent University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Shenandoah University – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Washington
Central Washington University – Theatre: Performance, BFA
Gallaudet University – Theatre Arts: Production/Performance, BA
Pacific Lutheran University – Acting/Directing, BFA
University of Washington – Drama: Performance, BA
Western Washington University – Theatre: Acting Concentration, BA
West Virginia
Marshall University – Theatre Performance, BFA
West Virginia University – Acting, BFA
Wisconsin
Edgewood College – Theatre: Performance Emphasis, BA
University of Wisconson-Madison – Theatre and Drama – Acting Emphasis, BS
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Universiity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – Theatre: Acting, BFA
Wyoming
University of Wyoming – Theatre: Performance BFA
Wales
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – Acting, BA
University of Wales Trinity Saint David – Theatre: Acting, BA
Graduate Acting Programs
Below you’ll find various graduate programs of study, such as MA, PGDip, PhDs, and MFA programs.
Australia
University of the Sunshine Coast – Professional Practice: Performing Arts, MA
England
Leeds Beckett University – Performance, MA
Plymouth University – Acting, MA
Rose Bruford College – Actor and Performer Training, MA/MFA
Rose Bruford College – Actor Musicianship, MA/MFA
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire – Acting, MA, PGDip
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London – Acting – Classical, MA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London – Acting – Contemporary, MA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London – Actor Training & Coaching, MA, MFA
University of Chichester – Performance – Theatre or Theatre Collectives, MA
University of East London – Acting, MA
University of East London – Contemporary Performance Practices, MA
University of Essex – Acting, Producing and Stage Management, MA
University of Kent – Physical Acting, MA
University of Surrey – Acting, MA
Macedonia
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University – (English/Macedonian) Drama Actors, MA
Sweden
Stockholm University – (Swedish/English) Performance Studies, MA
USA
Alabama
The University of Alabama – Theatre: Acting Concentration, MFA
Arizona
Arizona State University – Theatre: Performance, MFA
California
Academy of Art University – Acting, MA, MFA
CalArts – Acting, MFA
USC, School of Dramatic Arts – Acting, MFA
UC Irvine – Acting, MFA
UC San Diego – Acting, MFA
UCLA – Acting, MFA
University of San Diego – Acting, MFA
Connecticut
University of Connecticut – Acting, MFA
Yale School of Drama – Theatre: Acting, MFA
Florida
Florida Atlantic University – Theatre: Performance, MFA
Florida State University – Acting, MFA
Georgia
Savannah College of Art and Design – Performing Arts, MFA
University of Georgia – Performance, MFA
Illinois
DePaul University – Acting, MFA
Northern Illinois University – Acting, MFA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Theatre: Acting, MFA
Indiana
Indiana University – Theatre: Acting, MFA
Purdue University – Acting, MFA
Iowa
The University of Iowa – Theatre: Acting, MFA
Louisiana
Louisiana State University – Theatre: Acting, MFA
The University of New Orleans – Theatre Performance: Acting, MFA
Michigan
Eastern Michigan University – Theatre: Interpretation and Performance, MA
Michigan State University – Acting, MFA
Wayne State University – Theatre: Acting, MFA
Nevada
University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Performance, MFA
New Jersey
Rutgers University – Acting, MFA
New York
Brooklyn College – Theatre: Acting, MFA
Columbia University – Theatre: Acting Concentration, MFA
The Juilliard School – Drama: Acting, MFA
The New School – Drama: Contemporary Theatre Performance, MFA
North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Greensboro – Acting, MFA
Ohio
Kent State University – Acting, MFA
Ohio State University – Acting, MFA
Ohio University – Acting, MFA
Pennsylvania
Temple University – Acting, MFA
Rhode Island
Brown University – Acting and Directing, MFA
South Carolina
University of South Carolina – Acting, MFA
Texas
Texas Tech University – Performance & Pedagogy, MFA
University of Houston – Theatre: Acting, MFA
University of Texas at Austin – Theatre: Performance as Public Practice, MA, MFA
Virginia
University of Virginia – Acting, MFA
Washington
University of Washington – Drama: Acting, MFA
Washington D.C.
The Catholic University of America – Acting, MFA
The George Washington University – Classical Acting, MFA
West Virginia
West Virginia University – Acting, MFA
Wales
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – Acting for Stage, Screen and Radio, MA
Doctoral/PhD Programs in Acting
USA
Massachusetts
Tufts University – Theatre and Performance Studies, PhD
Texas
Texas Tech University – Theatre: Acting/Directing, PhD
University of Texas at Austin – Theatre: Performance as Public Practice, PhD
Other Programs in Acting
USA
California
UCLA Extension – Acting Certificate
New York
The Juilliard School – Drama: Acting, Undergraduate Diploma
The Lee Strasberg Institute – Conservatory Program, Intensive Program, Program for Young Actors
Pennsylvania
Villanova University – Practical Theatre: Performance, Graduate Certificate
Philadelphia
Temple University – Certificate in Acting
Other Theatre Programs
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