2022 Best Value Colleges for General Dance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
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 “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools 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.
This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in general dance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general dance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general dance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for General Dance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 3 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $2,993 for southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 6 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified ’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
TWU also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $6,706 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 49 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $11,125 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 18 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $8,521 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Scottsdale Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 12 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Scottsdale Community College also made our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Scottsdale Community College is $8,963 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 34 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 5 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $12,317 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 ’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
UH also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,203 for southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Houston.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $8,650 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance movement studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
UTEP also made our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $7,092 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
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With a ranking of #12, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance movement studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $7,973 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 15 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,203 for southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Dance at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Arizona landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance movement studies degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,562 for southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Sam Houston State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified ’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,561 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SHSU.
With a ranking of #16, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance movement studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $8,730 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $6,896 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
Oklahoma City University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified ’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma City University is $17,214 for southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Oral Roberts University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 ’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oral Roberts University is $17,078 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a ranking of #20, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,675 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Dance at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCO has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $12,297 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a ranking of #22, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance movement studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $8,791 for southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 7 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM also took the #24 spot in our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $13,242 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Grand Canyon University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s dance movement studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,405 for Southwest Region Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
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With a ranking of #25, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 5 ’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also made our “Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $21,286 for southwest region dance movement studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
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- 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%.
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- *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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