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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Acting in California

7 Colleges in California
97 Master's Degrees
A master's degree in acting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #397 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for acting students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 97 master's degrees in acting during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Acting School for Your Master's Degree

Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Acting in California Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in acting matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Acting in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality acting program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for acting.

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in acting.

Most Well Attended Schools for Acting Students Working on Their Master's

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36 Annual Master's Degrees
#5 Best Quality In CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

New York Film Academy is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in acting. Located in the medium-sized city of Burbank, New York Film Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in acting in California.

There were roughly 36 acting individuals who graduated with this degree at New York Film Academy in the most recent data year.

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2
13 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Best Quality In CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in acting has to take a look at California Institute of the Arts. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valencia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in acting in California.

There were about 13 acting students who graduated with this degree at CalArts in the most recent year we have data available.

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12 Annual Master's Degrees
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

American Conservatory Theater is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in acting. American Conservatory Theater is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

There were approximately 12 acting individuals who graduated with this degree at American Conservatory Theater in the most recent data year.

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
11 Annual Master's Degrees
#4 Best Quality In CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Academy of Art University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in acting. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in acting in California.

There were approximately 11 acting individuals who graduated with this degree at Academy of Art University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in acting from Academy of Art University

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9 Annual Master's Degrees
#3 Best Quality In CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in acting in California.

There were roughly 9 acting students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in acting from University of California - San Diego

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9 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Best Quality In CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in acting in California.

There were about 9 acting students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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7 Annual Master's Degrees
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 7 acting individuals who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year.

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Best Acting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 408 7

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Acting is one of 9 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Playwriting & Screenwriting 134
Theater Arts 86
Theater Design & Technology 19
Costume Design 15
Directing & Theatrical Production 7
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft 5

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