2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Acting in New York

If you plan on getting your master's degree in acting, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #397 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Acting in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 master's degrees in acting during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Acting Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, 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 New York

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for acting students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

The New School
New York, NY

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The New School if you want to pursue a master's degree in acting. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in acting in New York. More information about a master’s in acting from The New School

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The Juilliard School
New York, NY

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The Juilliard School if you want to pursue a master's degree in acting. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in acting in New York. More information about a master’s in acting from The Juilliard School

Best Acting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	586	1
District of Columbia	330	17

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Acting Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Acting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	112
Playwriting & Screenwriting	57
Directing & Theatrical Production	35
Theater Design & Technology	32
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	3

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.