2025 Best Acting Schools in the Far Western US Region
10
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
411
Acting Degrees Awarded
Acting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #323 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Acting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 411 degrees in acting annually.
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Choosing a Great Acting School
The acting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Acting rankings. We derive our Best Overall Acting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Acting Degree Level
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 Schools in the Far Western US Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Acting in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of acting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Acting
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
45
Acting Degrees Awarded
University of Southern California is a great option for students interested in a degree in acting. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 45 acting students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in acting from University of Southern California
Chapman University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in acting. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Orange. This university ranks 24th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 17 acting students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in acting from Chapman University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
89
Acting Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in acting needs to check out American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles. American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
There were approximately 89 acting students who graduated with this degree at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in acting from American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
Every student pursuing a degree in acting has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 acting students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in acting from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In CA
UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 acting students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in acting from University of California - San Diego
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 6 acting students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in acting from Pepperdine University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 28 acting students who graduated with this degree at CalArts in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in acting from California Institute of the Arts
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 47th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 17 acting students who graduated with this degree at Academy of Art University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in acting from Academy of Art University
Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 3 acting students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in acting from Central Washington University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
160
Acting Degrees Awarded
New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Burbank.
There were about 160 acting students who graduated with this degree at New York Film Academy in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in acting from New York Film Academy
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