by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for acting students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 122 degrees in acting to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Your choice of acting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for acting schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Acting Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the acting degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Emerson College if you wish to pursue a degree in acting. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston. This college ranks 16th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 14 acting students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in acting from Emerson College
Boston University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in acting. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 acting students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in acting from Boston University
Every student pursuing a degree in acting needs to check out Brown University. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 11 acting students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in acting from Brown University
Any student who is interested in acting has to take a look at University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the town of Storrs. This university ranks 3rd out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 11 acting students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in acting from University of Connecticut
Keene State is a small public college located in the distant town of Keene. This college ranks 8th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 4 acting students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in acting from Keene State CollegeExplore the best acting colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 854 | 42 |
| Connecticut | 538 | 23 |
| Rhode Island | 436 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 395 | 5 |
| Vermont | 352 | 0 |
One of 11 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Acting has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 612 |
| Theater Design & Technology | 94 |
| Musical Theater | 94 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 39 |
| Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft | 27 |
| Playwriting & Screenwriting | 23 |
| Theatre Literature, History & Criticism | 8 |
| Theatre and Dance | 4 |
| Costume Design | 2 |
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