If you plan on majoring in general dance, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #212 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Dance Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 degrees in general dance to qualified students.
Your choice of general dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Dance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Dance Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dance movement studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general dance. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were about 8 general dance students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
Lindenwood University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general dance. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Saint Charles. This university ranks 15th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 7 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Missouri - Kansas City if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. UMKC is a large public university located in the city of Kansas City. This university ranks 12th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 16 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.
General Dance is one of 2 different types of Dance programs to choose from.
Notes and References
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).