2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,254 people earned their degree in general dance, making the major the 213th most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 33 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general dance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general dance programs that also have a lower cost than 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$11,831 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 8 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $11,831 for colorado bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Dance at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$13,366 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 9 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $13,366 for colorado bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Colorado Boulder.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full CU - Boulder General Dance Report

#3

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$11,531 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MSU Denver is $11,531 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Dance at Metropolitan State University of Denver

#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

#4 in overall quality

$12,708 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 2 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa also made our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Mesa is $12,708 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Colorado Mesa University General Dance Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s 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.

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