This post lists university programs that train for careers in Actors in the New York City metropolitan area. It is part of a larger series exploring content creation-related university programs in metropolitan New York City. Methodological details are here.
The table below lists metro NYC program topics that are linked to Actors by researchers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics.
Institution | Program | Level | Graduates |
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American Musical and Dramatic Academy | Dramatic/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 205 |
The New School | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 44 |
CUNY City College | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 42 |
Hofstra University | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 35 |
CUNY Queens College | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 31 |
Fordham University | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 31 |
CUNY Hunter College | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 29 |
CUNY Brooklyn College | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 25 |
The New School | Musical Theatre | Bachelors | 24 |
Manhattan School of Music | Musical Theatre | Bachelors | 20 |
Vassar College | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 18 |
College of Staten Island CUNY | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 11 |
Manhattanville College | Musical Theatre | Bachelors | 9 |
CUNY Lehman College | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 7 |
Columbia University | Drama/Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 5 |
Columbia University | Drama/Theatre Arts | Masters | 30 |
CUNY Brooklyn College | Drama/Theatre Arts | Masters | 17 |
The New School | Acting | Masters | 11 |
Sarah Lawrence College | Drama/Theatre Arts | Masters | 10 |
CUNY Graduate School | Drama/Theatre Arts | Masters | 8 |
CUNY Hunter College | Drama/Theatre Arts | Masters | 5 |