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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

8 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Michigan, there were 106 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 102 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,161 and $25,915 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general dance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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 “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for U-M is $5,887 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor General Dance Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Oakland also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland University is $7,751 for michigan bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Dance at Oakland

#3

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The yearly cost to attend GVSU is $12,459 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Dance at Grand Valley State University

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 21 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne State is $11,554 for michigan bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Dance at Wayne State University

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #5 spot on the list. Flint, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UM Flint is $9,512 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Dance at University of Michigan - Flint

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Michigan University is $15,276 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Dance at WMU

#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan University is $14,136 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Eastern Michigan University General Dance Report

#8

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Madonna University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

Madonna also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. It costs about $16,625 for michigan bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Madonna.

Read more about General Dance at Madonna

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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