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Acting degrees and conservatory training
A sample of verified BFA and MFA programs, one per school, alphabetical. Not a ranking; sponsors never take part. For researched picks see Top Schools.
- AMDA College of the Performing Arts (Los Angeles)
BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting (On-Camera & Theatre)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
$49,500 per year, 2026-27
- Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance
BFA
BFA in Acting
Muncie, Indiana, United States
$8,948 per year, in-state residents, 2026-27
Belmont University, Department of Theatre & DanceBFA
BFA in Theatre, emphasis in Performance
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
$21,485 per term, 2026-27 (+1 more)
- Boston University School of Theatre
BFA
BFA in Acting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$73,024 per year, 2026-27
Brooklyn College - Department of Theater (MFA)MFA
Theater, M.F.A. - Acting specialization
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
$5,545 per term, in-state residents (+1 more)
Cal State Fullerton Department of Theatre and DanceBFA
BFA Acting
Fullerton, California, United States
Price not published
Conservatory and diploma training
- Full Time Acting Program · 16th Street Actors Studio · 30 weeks (three terms of 9, 11 and 10 weeks)
- 本科 · 81 Actor's Studio · 1 year (April to following March), 40 weeks of lessons
- 1-Year Professional Acting Diploma in Stage and Screen Performance · Acting Coach Scotland · 1 year
- 1 Year Screen Acting Course · Actors Studio · 12-month
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Classes you can start this term
Recurring classes and short courses, with levels, schedules and prices in their own basis: per class, per term or per course.
週１クラス
81 Actor's Studio · Shibuya, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Beginner入所対象年齢は中学生以上～30歳位まで（未成年は保護者の同意必須）
¥220,000 per year, 2027年度
Stage 1: Intro to Acting
Acting Coach Scotland · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
BeginnerAges 17+
£185 per course, Autumn 2026
Core Acting Program (adults)
Acting Studio Chicago · River North, Chicago, Illinois, United States
BeginnerAdults
Price not published
Accessible Acting Program
Actors Centre Australia · Kingswood, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Ages 17+
A$5,900 whole program, 2026
Zoom: 3 Week Commercial Voice Over Online Class (Katherine Ryan)
Actors Connection · Online · provider based in United States
This class is for adults (18+).
$269 per course, Autumn 2026
Character Voice Acting Online
Adventures in Voice Acting · Online · provider based in United States
AdvancedAges 18+
$525 per course, Nov-Dec 2026
Voice acting
Voice acting, trained properly
Microphone technique, script interpretation, animation and commercial reads. 63 verified voice-acting offerings, from specialist studios to drama-school modules. No listing implies an agency, a demo deal or casting.
Online
Online, with the format spelled out
56 online or hybrid offerings, 36 of them taught live. We label low-residency and campus visits, and recorded video is never presented as live coaching.
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