2025 Best Acting Schools in Missouri

A degree in acting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #323 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Acting Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 degrees in acting annually.

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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 Missouri. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Acting in Missouri

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the acting degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Missouri Schools in Acting

1

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

42.9% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Webster University if you wish to pursue a degree in acting. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in acting from Webster University

2

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lindenwood University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in acting. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Charles.More information about a degree in acting from Lindenwood University

Best Acting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Acting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	2
Iowa	648	19
Nebraska	500	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Acting

Acting is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Acting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	135
Playwriting & Screenwriting	42
Musical Theater	35
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	23
Theater Design & Technology	19
Directing & Theatrical Production	18
Costume Design	8

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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.