If you plan on majoring in acting, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #323 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for acting students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 89 degrees in acting to qualified students.
Your choice of acting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for acting schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Acting Schools in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the acting degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in acting. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 acting students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in acting. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were about 15 acting students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in acting needs to check out Baldwin Wallace University. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 23 acting students who graduated with this degree at Baldwin Wallace College in the most recent year we have data available.
Wright State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in acting. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 46th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 24 acting students who graduated with this degree at Wright State University - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of acting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for acting schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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