American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) - New York
New York City, New York, United States
Acting academy
Conservatory / diploma training · Intensive
Screen acting · Actor training · Theatre acting
4 verified offerings
New York · United States
Acting Schools in New York City
20 verified schools and studios with a teaching location here, offering 50 programs and classes. Only actual teaching locations count; online programs are listed separately.
Best Acting Schools in New York City: our researched selection
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20 schools & studios
Atlantic Acting School
New York City, New York, United States
Acting academy · Adults and young people
Conservatory / diploma training · Short course · Youth classes
Theatre acting · Actor training · Screen acting
7 verified offerings
Brooklyn College - Department of Theater (MFA)
New York City, New York, United States
University
MFA
Theatre acting · Actor training
1 verified offering
Circle in the Square Theatre School
New York City, New York, United States
Conservatory
BFA · Intensive · Conservatory / diploma training
Theatre acting · Musical theatre · Screen acting
3 verified offerings
Edge Studio
New York City, New York, United States
Voice-acting training provider
Short course · Private coaching
Voice acting
4 verified offerings
Fordham University Theatre Program
New York City, New York, United States
University
BA
Theatre acting · Actor training · Voice & speech
1 verified offering
HB Studio
New York City, New York, United States
Acting studio · Adults and young people
Youth classes · Conservatory / diploma training · Ongoing class
Theatre acting · Voice & speech · Movement
5 verified offerings
Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (New York)
New York City, New York, United States
Acting academy
Conservatory / diploma training
Theatre acting · Voice & speech · Movement
2 verified offerings
Maggie Flanigan Studio
New York City, New York, United States
Acting studio
Conservatory / diploma training
Theatre acting · Screen acting · Voice & speech
1 verified offering
Magnet Theater
New York City, New York, United States
Improvisation school · Adults and young people
Ongoing class · Youth classes
Improv · Musical theatre
4 verified offerings
Northeastern University - New York City Campus (Theatre)
New York City, New York, United States
University
BFA
Theatre acting · Screen acting · Actor training
1 verified offering
NYU Tisch School of the Arts - Drama and Graduate Acting
New York City, New York, United States
University
BFA, MFA
Theatre acting · Actor training · Screen acting
2 verified offerings
Pace University - Sands College of Performing Arts
New York City, New York, United States
University
BFA
Theatre acting · Screen acting · Actor training
2 verified offerings
Stella Adler Studio of Acting
New York City, New York, United States
Acting studio · Adults and young people
Conservatory / diploma training · Youth classes
Theatre acting · Screen acting · Voice & speech
3 verified offerings
T. Schreiber Studio & Theatre
New York City, New York, United States
Acting studio
Conservatory / diploma training · Ongoing class
Theatre acting · Screen acting · Voice & speech
2 verified offerings
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (New York campus)
New York City, New York, United States
Acting academy
BFA, AOS
Theatre acting · Screen acting · Actor training
2 verified offerings
The Barrow Group
New York City, New York, United States
Acting studio · Adults and young people
Conservatory / diploma training · Youth classes
Theatre acting · Screen acting
3 verified offerings
The Juilliard School
New York City, New York, United States
Conservatory
MFA, BFA
Theatre acting · Actor training
2 verified offerings
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
New York City, New York, United States
Conservatory · Adults and young people
Conservatory / diploma training · Intensive · Youth classes
Theatre acting · Screen acting · Voice & speech
3 verified offerings
The New School - School of Drama
New York City, New York, United States
University
BFA, MFA
Theatre acting · Screen acting · Actor training
2 verified offerings
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.
Actor training in New York City: what the verified records show
Our verified records for New York City cover 6 universities and colleges, 7 drama schools or conservatories and 7 studios and class providers, with 50 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 Circle in the Square Theatre School, Northeastern University - New York City Campus (Theatre), NYU Tisch School of the Arts - Drama and Graduate Acting, Pace University - Sands College of Performing Arts and 3 more; MFA Acting programs at Brooklyn College - Department of Theater (MFA), NYU Tisch School of the Arts - Drama and Graduate Acting, The Juilliard School and The New School - School of Drama; 1 other bachelor’s-level acting or drama degree.
Outside degree programs there are 6 ongoing adult classes, 9 short courses or intensives, 1 voice-acting offering and 6 children’s or teen classes (listed separately).
Selection: of the adult offerings, 29 require an audition and 3 state open enrollment; the rest do not publish a selection process on the pages we checked.
31 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.
7 programs describe a showcase. A showcase is a performance opportunity, not a promise of representation or work.