2024 Best Dance Therapy Master's Degree Schools

Dance Therapy is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #665 out of the 1172 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for dance therapy students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 47 master's degrees in dance therapy to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to dance therapy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other dance therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dance therapy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for dance therapy students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Dance Therapy Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dance Therapy Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Dance Therapy in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in dance therapy.

Top Schools for a Master's in Dance Therapy

1

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Drexel University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in dance therapy. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in dance therapy from Drexel University

2

Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in dance therapy has to check out Pratt Institute - Main. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.More information about a master’s in dance therapy from Pratt Institute - Main

Dance Therapy by Region

View the Best Dance Therapy Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Dance Therapy Related Rankings by Major

Dance Therapy is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Dance Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	7,040
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	713
Art Therapy	454
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	274
Orthotist/Prosthetist	214
Music Therapy	143
Rehabilitation Science	91
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	66
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	49
Physical Therapy/Therapist	41

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.