2026 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. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for ballet students.
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2026 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. Indiana University Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. 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. Early-career ballet graduates make about $14,831. Set against $20,542 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 78%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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 top 1 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).
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