by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Acting Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Acting is the 323rd most popular major in the country with 1,686 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across California, there were 381 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 99 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,701 and $18,669 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Acting Major in California” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in acting. That schools that top this list have a program in acting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Acting Major in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree acting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Theatre of Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Acting Major in California list. This small school is located in Hollywood, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s acting degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Acting Major in California. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s acting degrees to 89 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles Acting Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Acting Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Film Academy landed the #3 spot on the list. New York Film Academy is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 5 associates’s acting degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Acting Major in California list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 1 associates’s acting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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