Actors Career

Vocational Programs for Actors Career

The role of Actors is to play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction 6 vocational programs could be taken for the Actors career. Based on BLS data, a total of 62,560 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Actors is $26,425. The average length of the programs is 64 hours and the average completion time is 15.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Actors Career

The following 6 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Actors.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Actors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	43	$17,650	-	-	-
Acting	14	$35,200	-	64 Hours	15.00 Months
Directing and Theatrical Production	4	-	-	-	-
Musical Theatre	8	-	-	-	-
Theatre and Dance	1	-	-	-	-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	12	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Actors

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

$17,650

Acting

$35,200

64 Hours

15.00 Months

Directing and Theatrical Production

Musical Theatre

Theatre and Dance

Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)

Schools offering voational programs for Actors

The following 71 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Actors. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.