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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting in New York

2 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$45,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Acting Major in New York

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Acting is the 323rd most popular major in the country with 1,686 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across New York, there were 433 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,893 and $48,678 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in New York” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in acting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their acting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree acting students.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting in New York

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The Juilliard School
New York, New York

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Juilliard School landed the #1 spot on the list. Juilliard is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s acting degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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The New School
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s acting students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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