2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k
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In 2019-2020, 3,254 people earned their degree in general dance, making the major the 213th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 398 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 328 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.
Top 22 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $6,405 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
Texas State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $14,250 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,629 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend TWU.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,505 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,757 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UTEP also made our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $10,786 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
With a ranking of #7, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, SFASU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,644 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $14,033 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #9, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $11,101 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,421 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Tech University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,832 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,399 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Texas landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $15,377 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of North Texas.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,235 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.
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Oral Roberts University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, ORU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oral Roberts University is $25,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,557 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UNM.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 15 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,812 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $18,693 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OCU is $22,989 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
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 impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Grand Canyon University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 7 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,380 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Southern Methodist University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $31,813 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Texas Christian University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TCU is $29,929 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
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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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- 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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