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Acting Schools in the Northeast

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Our 2024 rankings contain 36 schools offering film acting majors in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Film-Colleges.com ranks Temple University (Philadelphia, PA), Emerson College (Boston, MA), and Yale University (New Haven, CT) the best three film acting schools in the Northeast.

See the best 36 film acting schools and colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 36 film acting schools in the Northeast:

Temple University - Film School Ranking
1. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 3 film acting programs

Emerson College - Film School Ranking
2. Emerson College

Boston, MA, 1 film acting program

Yale University - Film School Ranking
3. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 2 film acting programs

Brown University - Film School Ranking
4. Brown University

Providence, RI, 1 film acting program

The Juilliard School - Film School Ranking
5. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 3 film acting programs

Boston University - Film School Ranking
6. Boston University

Boston, MA, 1 film acting program

Syracuse University - Film School Ranking
7. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 1 film acting program

The New School - Film School Ranking
8. The New School

New York City, NY, 1 film acting program

University of Connecticut - Film School Ranking
9. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 1 film acting program

American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Film School Ranking
10. American Musical and Dramatic Academy

New York City, NY, 2 film acting programs

Ithaca College - Film School Ranking
11. Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY, 1 film acting program

Pace University - Film School Ranking
12. Pace University

New York City, NY, 1 film acting program

Rider University - Film School Ranking
13. Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ, 1 film acting program

University of Hartford - Film School Ranking
14. University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT, 1 film acting program

Rhode Island College - Film School Ranking
15. Rhode Island College

Providence, RI, 1 film acting program

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania - Film School Ranking
16. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA, 1 film acting program

The University of the Arts - Film School Ranking
17. The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA, 1 film acting program

Point Park University - Film School Ranking
18. Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA, 1 film acting program

Long Island University - Film School Ranking
19. Long Island University

Brookville, NY, 1 film acting program

Salem State University - Film School Ranking
20. Salem State University

Salem, MA, 1 film acting program

SUNY at Purchase College - Film School Ranking
21. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY, 1 film acting program

Keene State College - Film School Ranking
22. Keene State College

Keene, NH, 1 film acting program

SUNY at Fredonia - Film School Ranking
23. SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, NY, 1 film acting program

Nazareth College - Film School Ranking
24. Nazareth College

Rochester, NY, 1 film acting program

Bennington College - Film School Ranking
25. Bennington College

Bennington, VT, 1 film acting program

Kean University - Film School Ranking
26. Kean University

Union, NJ, 1 film acting program

American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York - Film School Ranking
27. American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York

New York City, NY, 2 film acting programs

Marymount Manhattan College - Film School Ranking
28. Marymount Manhattan College

New York City, NY, 2 film acting programs

Gannon University - Film School Ranking
29. Gannon University

Erie, PA, 1 film acting program

Arcadia University - Film School Ranking
30. Arcadia University

Glenside, PA, 1 film acting program

Seton Hill University - Film School Ranking
31. Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA, 1 film acting program

Lycoming College - Film School Ranking
32. Lycoming College

Williamsport, PA, 1 film acting program

Bard College at Simon's Rock - Film School Ranking
33. Bard College

Great Barrington, MA, 1 film acting program

Nassau Community College - Film School Ranking
34. Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY, 1 film acting program

New York Conservatory For Dramatic Arts - Film School Ranking
35. New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

New York City, NY, 2 film acting programs

Northampton County Area Community College - Film School Ranking
36. Northampton County Area Community College

Bethlehem, PA, 1 film acting program

Acting schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State3 Film Acting Schools in Connecticut4 Film Acting Schools in Massachusetts1 Film Acting Schools in New Hampshire2 Film Acting Schools in New Jersey14 Film Acting Schools in New York9 Film Acting Schools in Pennsylvania2 Film Acting Schools in Rhode Island1 Film Acting Schools in Vermont


Film acting schools in other regions:

Midwest: 38 schools
Northwest: 5 schools
South: 32 schools
Southeast: 20 schools
West: 18 schools

Popular film school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Fairfield: 2 schools
Hamden: 1 school
Middletown: 1 school
New Haven: 1 school
New London: 1 school
Storrs: 1 school
West Hartford: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Beverly: 1 school
Boston: 4 schools
Cambridge: 2 schools
Chestnut Hill: 1 school
Fitchburg: 1 school
Greenfield: 1 school
Medford: 1 school
Northampton: 1 school
Norton: 1 school
Salem: 1 school
South Hadley: 1 school
Waltham: 1 school
Wellesley: 1 school
Worcester: 2 schools
in New Hampshire:
Hanover: 1 school
Keene: 1 school
in New Jersey:
Lawrenceville: 1 school
Madison: 1 school
Montclair: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
Newark: 1 school
Union: 1 school
in New York:
Bayside: 1 school
Bronx: 1 school
Brooklyn: 2 schools
Brookville: 1 school
Buffalo: 2 schools
Clinton: 1 school
Cortland: 1 school
Dix Hills: 1 school
Fredonia: 1 school
Garden City: 1 school
Hamilton: 1 school
Hempstead: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
Long Island City: 1 school
New York City: 15 schools
Oswego: 1 school
Poughkeepsie: 1 school
Purchase: 2 schools
Queens: 1 school
Rochester: 4 schools
Staten Island: 2 schools
Stony Brook: 1 school
Syracuse: 1 school
Valhalla: 1 school
Vestal: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Allentown: 1 school
Bethlehem: 1 school
Center Valley: 1 school
Easton: 1 school
Gettysburg: 1 school
Lancaster: 1 school
Mechanicsburg: 1 school
Monessen: 1 school
Newtown: 1 school
Philadelphia: 5 schools
Pittsburgh: 6 schools
Swarthmore: 1 school
Williamsport: 1 school
in Rhode Island:
Kingston: 1 school
Providence: 3 schools
Warwick: 1 school
in Vermont:
Bennington: 1 school
Burlington: 2 schools
Middlebury: 1 school
Montpelier: 1 school
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