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2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$48,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Acting Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Getting Aid

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Acting is the 319th most popular major in the country with 1,944 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 480 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in acting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great acting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the acting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting in New York (With Aid)

#1

The Juilliard School

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Juilliard School. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.

Juilliard also took the #0 spot in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Juilliard School are $49,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Juilliard Acting Report

#2

The New School

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the #2 spot on the list. New School University is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s acting degrees to qualified students.

New School University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The New School Acting Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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