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Acting Colleges Listed by State
What follows is a list of 4-year Acting Colleges, arranged alphabetically by state. These accredited schools offer degree programs designed for performers pursuing acting as a career. Available courses may include Dance, Dramatic Arts, Media Studies, Music, Production, Script Analysis, Theater, and other related topics.
CALIFORNIA Acting Colleges
Academy of Art University – San Francisco
American Conservatory Theater – San Francisco
California Institute of the Arts – Valencia
Chapman University – Orange
New York Film Academy – Universal City
Pacific Union College – Angwin
Pepperdine University – Malibu
Pitzer College – Claremont
University of California San Diego – La Jolla
University of Hartford – West Hartford
UCLA – Los Angeles
(California has more Acting Colleges than any other state.)
CONNECTICUT
University of Connecticut – Storrs
Yale University – New Haven
DISTRICT of COLUMBIA
Catholic University of America – DC
George Washington University - DC
FLORIDA
Palm Beach Atlantic University – West Palm Beach
University of Miami – Coral Gables
ILLINOIS
Bradley University – Peoria
DePaul University – Chicago
Roosevelt University - Chicago
INDIANA
Purdue University – West Lafayette
IOWA
Dordt College – Sioux Center
University of Northern Iowa – Cedar Falls
MARYLAND
University of Maryland - Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Boston University – Boston
Brandeis University – Waltham
Emerson College – Boston
Salem State University – Salem
Suffolk University – Boston
Syracuse University - Syracuse
MICHIGAN
Aquinas College – Grand Rapids
Central Michigan University – Mt. Pleasant
Western Michigan University - Kalamazoo
MINNESOTA
Augsburg College – Minneapolis
Oakland University – Rochester Hills
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi University for Women - Columbus
MISSOURI
College of the Ozarks – Point Lookout
Park University – Parkville
Lindenwood University – St. Charles
Webster University – St. Louis
NEBRASKA
Creighton University – Omaha
Nebraska Wesleyan University – Lincoln
NEVADA
University of Nevada – Las Vegas
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Keene State College - Keene
NEW JERSEY
Keane University
NEW MEXICO
Santa Fe University of Art & Design – Santa Fe
NEW YORK ACTING COLLEGES
New School – New York City
Ithaca College – Ithaca
Marymount Manhattan – New York City
Pace University – New York City
The Julliard School – New York City
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NORTH CAROLINA
Elon University – Elon
Greensboro College – Greensboro
OHIO
Ohio University – Athens
Otterbein – Westerville
Wright State University - Dayton
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City University – Oklahoma City
OREGON
Southern Oregon University - Ashland
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania State University – Reading & University ParkPoint Park University – Pittsburgh
Seton Hill University – Greensburg
Temple University – Philadelphia
University of the Arts - Philadelphia
RHODE ISLAND
Brown University – Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA
Coker College - Hartsville
TENNESSEE
Belmont University – Nashville
Freed-Hardeman University – Henderson
Lipscomb University
TEXAS
Baylor University – Waco
Texas Christian University – Ft. Worth
UTAH
Brigham Young University – Provo
VIRGINIA
Emory & Henry College – Emory
Old Dominion University – Norfolk
Shenandoah University - Winchester
WASHINGTON
Central Washington University - Ellensburg
WISCONSIN
Beloit College – Beloit
Viterbo University - LaCrosse
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