2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Acting in District of Columbia

Acting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #397 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia 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 15 master's degrees in acting during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for acting.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Acting in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of 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

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in acting. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in acting in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in acting from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in acting needs to look into Catholic University of America. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. More information about a master’s in acting from Catholic University of America

Best Acting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Acting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	22
Pennsylvania	586	1

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Acting Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Acting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.