2025 Best Acting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
4Colleges in the Plains States Region
44Bachelor's Degrees
Acting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #230 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of acting. Combined, these schools handed out 44 bachelor's degrees in acting to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Acting School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The acting bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to acting students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other acting students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized acting related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for acting students working on their bachelor's degree.
The acting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Acting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Acting in the Plains States Region
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for acting students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Acting
It's hard to beat Webster University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in acting. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in acting from Webster University
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in acting has to look into Lindenwood University. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Charles.More information about a bachelor’s in acting from Lindenwood University
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).