2027 Best Value Dance Therapy/Therapist Master’s Degree Schools
[Dance Therapy/Therapist](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/dance-therapy-therapist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for dance therapy/therapist students.
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2027 Best Value Dance Therapy/Therapist Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the dance therapy/therapist degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Dance Therapy/Therapist Schools
For return on investment in dance therapy/therapist, no school beat University Of Wisconsin Madison this year. Set in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $11,603, while out-of-state students pay about $42,103. Dance Therapy/therapist graduates carry a median of $23,982 in student loans. Soon after graduation, dance therapy/therapist degree recipients from University Of Wisconsin Madison generally make around $64,762. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 45% of applicants are accepted.
Drexel University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in dance therapy/therapist, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $62,412. Typical student debt for dance therapy/therapist graduates is $28,838. Early-career dance therapy/therapist graduates make about $47,244. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 79%.
Pratt Institute Main is a great value for students pursuing a degree in dance therapy/therapist, landing the #3 spot this year. Pratt Institute Main is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,845. Dance Therapy/therapist graduates carry a median of $25,103 in student loans. Dance Therapy/therapist graduates of Pratt Institute Main earn a median of $47,576 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,103 median debt. The acceptance rate is 73%.
Other Dance Therapy/Therapist Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
