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Overview for Acting

A program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the achievement of naturalistic and believable behavior in imaginary circumstances. Includes instruction in voice and acting speech, stage dialects, movement, improvisation, acting styles, theatre history, script interpretation, and actor coaching.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Acting

Top 46 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Acting among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
58
(3.4%)
Open Admissions$30,948
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
47
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$20,320
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
31
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$21,752
The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
26
(6.5%)
Highly Selective$38,781
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
26
(0.6%)
Minimally Selective$15,227
Boston University
Boston, MA
20
(0.5%)
Moderately Selective$47,208
Depaul University
Chicago, IL
19
(0.7%)
Minimally Selective$35,259
Pace University-New York
New York, NY
18
(1.0%)
Minimally Selective$41,228
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
16
(0.3%)
Most Selective$47,309
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
16
(1.7%)
Highly Selective$28,428
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.