Anyone know which schools are good for acting/theater majors?

Pepperdine. It’s in. California. My cousin went there. She use to have lunch with two students who were taking the same acting classes. Tia and Tamara ( the sister sister twins ). It’s a really good school.

I’m pretty sure UCLA has a good program and they are right in the heart of it. There is also the Howard Fine Acting School which is great.

another thing, how can i figure out whether or not a school is “good” for that major?

It might be beneficial to move and establish residency, then select a school from the area. Out-of-state tuition will be horrendous. Otterbein in Ohio has a great program, as does Point Park in Pennsylvania. You probably first need to decide if you’re interested in a university or conservatory program, whether you’re interested in stage, film, musical theater, etc.

And you need to determine what your fall-back career plan is. The average annual income for an actor is about $5,000 a year.

NYU-Tisch. Marymount Manhattan is pretty good too, but definitely NYU.

I have an MFA in acting and directing and I’d like to throw in a differing opinion. College is not always the best place to learn acting. Depending on where you go to college, you may not ever even get to be on stage as an undergrad. Think of some of our best actors. Most of them didn’t major in acting ( a few Yale people like Sigourney Weaver and Jodie Foster, etc. being exceptions) and certainly none of them have Master’s Degrees in acting. I think it is best to learn acting by DOING it. Audition a lot, find good directors and private acting coaches; mentors. Work work work. Looking back, that would have been a better choice than years of college. Read Mamet’s “True and False” for some sobering input along this theory, too. Then get yourself a copy of Stanislavski’s books and don’t turn back.

@crisedwards ; That’s why I suggested Howard Fine Acting in Hollywood. You GET to act and he has an amazing way of helping you find the character within yourself. You are also right there so you can audition for something at least every week if not every day.