2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Dance is the 213th most popular major in the country with 3,254 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 398 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general dance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general dance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$3,134 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $3,134 for southwest region associate degree dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Austin Community College District General Dance Report

#2

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$8,963 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 9 associates’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Scottsdale Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,963 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

Read more about General Dance at Scottsdale Community College

#3

Estrella Mountain Community College

Avondale, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$7,973 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Estrella Mountain Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 4 associates’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Estrella Mountain Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $7,973 for southwest region associate degree dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Dance at Estrella Mountain Community College

#4

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$8,791 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dance movement studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,791 for southwest region associate degree dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Read full report on General Dance at Mesa Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

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