Master’s degree · Initial professional preparation
MFA - Acting
Wayne State University - MFA in Acting (Hilberry) · Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Award
- MFA in Acting
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person
- Price
- $909.31per credit, Fall 2026
About this program
Sixty-credit MFA built around performance-guided training in European and American classics with contemporary plays in rotating repertory.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- MFA in Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Wayne State University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Not published
- Credits
- 60 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- Wayne State University
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two memorized pieces: a classical selection in verse and a modern or contemporary phrase piece
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Audition detail
- In-person audition followed by a brief interview
- Interview
- Brief interview
- References
- 3 letters of recommendation
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate tuition per credit hour, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts (in-state)Tuition · mandatory | $909.31per credit, Fall 2026 | In-state residents | 16 October 2026Source |
| Graduate tuition per credit hour, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts (out-of-state)Tuition · mandatory | $1,919.08per credit, Fall 2026 | Out-of-state students | 16 October 2026Source |
Funding
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, schedule, experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)