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

7 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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 California, there were 463 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

CSULB also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.

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#5

Mills College

Oakland, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mills College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. Mills College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 4 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mills also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Moraga, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s dance movement studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

SMC also made our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#4 in overall quality

California Institute of the Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. CalArts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 2 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts also made our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466.

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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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