by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Ballet Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 53 people earned their degree in ballet, making the major the 1092nd most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Ballet Major” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in ballet. To top this list, a school must have a successful ballet program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Ballet Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Ballet Major”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Ballet Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 31 ’s ballet degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marymount Manhattan College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Ballet Major. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 11 ’s ballet degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Ballet Major. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Ballet Major. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s ballet students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Friends University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Ballet Major. Friends University is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 0 ’s ballet degrees in 2020-2021.
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