2024 Best General Dance Master's Degree Schools in New York

General Dance is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #349 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Dance Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 master's degrees in general dance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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 much a school focuses on general dance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general dance 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 general dance related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The dance movement studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Dance Master's Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Dance in New York

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general dance students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Dance Movement Studies

1

New York University
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat New York University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general dance. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in general dance from New York University

2

Hunter College
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general dance has to take a look at Hunter College. Hunter is a very large public college located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in general dance from Hunter College

2

The College at Brockport
Brockport, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general dance needs to look into The College at Brockport. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general dance from The College at Brockport

Best General Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	607	19
Maryland	363	3
New Jersey	346	7
District of Columbia	334	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dance Movement Studies

One of 2 majors within the Dance area of study, General Dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 Jazzart Dance Theatre. More about our data sources and methodologies.