The American Musical and Dramatic Academy’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree programs combine a comprehensive, engaging college education with rigorous conservatory-level artistic training. Join the 170+ performances AMDA hosts each year to transform yourself into a multi-threat artist prepared to work in the entertainment industry.
Enter a welcoming, diverse community of creative artists from around the world with Hollywood or Broadway as your classroom. You will see firsthand how the entertainment business works and learn from faculty who are active, experienced industry professionals.
Our 120-credit hour fine arts programs are eight semesters in length. BFA degree programs can be completed in four years on the traditional track OR in as little as two and a half years on the accelerated track. Pathways through our New York City campus and online are also available*.
All BFA degree programs require 30 credits of general education and 90 credits of artistic immersion courses.
*Clock hours earned through AMDA Certificate Program studies are not applicable toward degree completion at the New York campus. These hours are fully transferable to degree programs offered at AMDA Los Angeles, AMDA Online, or Fordham University.
If you are looking to combine your artistic passion with a specialized undergraduate degree, a BFA degree program may be your best path. Arts degrees allow you to develop your talent inside and outside of the classroom through intensive coursework and hands-on studio experiences that teach you how the entertainment business works.
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College is one of the most important investments you’ll make, and for an artist, deciding where to nurture your talent is vital. AMDA provides the innovative learning, personalized instruction, and extraordinary performance opportunities that prepare you to join the competitive entertainment industry.
Our Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees are housed at our Los Angeles campus, with pathways available through our New York City campus and online. Admission to BFA degree programs requires an audition or creative sample submission.
Develop a versatile skill set for stage, film, and television performance in our acting degree program. You will perfect your technique and learn to meet the competitive demands of today’s entertainment industry. Concentrations in On-Camera and Theatre are available.
Combining a cross-disciplinary approach to vocal, acting, and dance training, our musical theatre program prepares you for a career in contemporary performance on any stage. Establish a strong foundation as a multi-threat performer with numerous performance opportunities, individual voice instruction, piano, sight-singing, and more.
Our robust dance program prepares you for commercial, theatrical, and concert dance performance. Students can specialize in contemporary, commercial jazz, ballet, hip-hop, modern, theatre dance, partnering, floorwork, tumbling, world dance, and street dance fusion styles.
Prepare for a career in commercial music through intense conservatory-style training in contemporary vocal techniques, songwriting, audio and video production, and instrumental studies.
AMDA allows you to live and learn amongst the energy and action of the entertainment industry. In fact, we are the only BFA-granting performing arts college with campuses in Hollywood and Manhattan.
What else makes us unique?
Ranked third on Playbill’s 2023 list of colleges with the most graduates on Broadway
Niche.com ranks us the #4 Best College for Performing Arts
You’ll have 170+ performance opportunities each year
Join superstar alumni who studied in our degree and certificate programs
100 percent of BFA degree program students receive financial aid
45 percent of our students enrolled in 2022 identified as racially and ethnically diverse
Spend a Semester in NY
Students studying at our Los Angeles campus in the BFA can spend their third semester taking 15 credit hours amid the lights of Broadway, the heritage of West Village, the beauty of Central Park and the arias of the Met.
The Office of the Registrar will contact you during your second semester with details on partaking in this opportunity to enjoy a semester in NYC. Tuition is the same on both campuses.
If you have already earned your Associate of Occupational Studies, Advanced Certificate or Conservatory Certificate at AMDA, we offer a pathway toward your Bachelor of Fine Arts.