I would say explore all your options with USC in terms of $$. If it seemed I was implying that it was a bad program, I didn’t mean to. Acting just isn’t the focus there (much like the actual film biz— actors are low-man on the totem pole). BUT, having said that, their facilities are amazing, it’s a program with a lot of money, and you would have access to really amazing faculty and guest instructors.
Cal Arts is a strong program in LA also.
In TX, SMU has a fairly solid undergrad program too. As does U. Houston.