2027 Best Value Ballet Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Ballet](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/dance/ballet/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong ballet education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for ballet students.
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2027 Best Value Ballet Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in ballet, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Ballet Schools
Indiana University Bloomington earned the #1 spot for value among ballet schools in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the city of Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,144, while out-of-state students pay about $41,891. Students borrow a median of $20,542 to complete the ballet program here. Soon after graduation, ballet degree recipients from Indiana University Bloomington generally make around $14,831. Set against $20,542 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 78% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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).
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