Bachelor’s degreeCareer training
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting for Stage and Screen
USC School of Dramatic Arts · University Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Field
- Theatre acting · Screen acting
- Price
- $75,384 per year, 2026-27
California · United States
15 verified schools and studios with a teaching location here, offering 29 programs and classes. Only actual teaching locations count; online programs are listed separately.
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28 programs & classes
Bachelor’s degreeCareer training
USC School of Dramatic Arts · University Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
Master’s degreeCareer training
USC School of Dramatic Arts · University Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
Structured course (no award)Professional skills
Voice Trax West · Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Structured course (no award)Professional skills
Voice Trax West · Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per class, per term, per year) are not comparable. Children’s and teen classes appear only when you choose a youth audience or open Children & Teens. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.
Our verified records for Los Angeles cover 4 universities and colleges, 3 drama schools or conservatories and 8 studios and class providers, with 29 programs and classes taught at a physical location here. Online-only programs are listed separately and are not counted as local.
Degree training: BFA Acting programs at AMDA College of the Performing Arts (Los Angeles) and USC School of Dramatic Arts; MFA Acting programs at USC School of Dramatic Arts; 2 other bachelor’s-level acting or drama degrees.
Outside degree programs there are 8 ongoing adult classes, 11 short courses or intensives, 4 voice-acting offerings and 1 children’s or teen class (listed separately).
Selection: of the adult offerings, 8 require an audition and 5 state open enrollment; the rest do not publish a selection process on the pages we checked.
16 of the adult offerings publish a price, each shown in its own basis (per class, per term, per year or for the whole program), which is why prices are never ranked against each other.
3 programs describe a showcase. A showcase is a performance opportunity, not a promise of representation or work.