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2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Dance is the 213th most popular major in the country with 3,254 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 570 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 6 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. 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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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” 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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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 2 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Full UH Manoa General Dance Report

University of California - Riverside landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 1 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686.

Full UCR General Dance Report

#7

Mills College

Oakland, California
#7 in overall quality

Mills College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mills College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mills, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills College 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 #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509.

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#9

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#5 in overall quality

California Institute of the Arts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. CalArts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 2 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CalArts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California Institute of the Arts General Dance Report

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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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