2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (With Aid)
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Dance is the 213th most popular major in the country with 3,254 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,723 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 202 colleges that offered a degree in general dance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general dance programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance (With Aid)
Out of the 202 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, UT Rio Grande Valley is in the top on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid.
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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 24 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW Seattle is $13,297 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 28 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Hunter College is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 13 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Hunter is $2,490 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Lehman College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Lehman College is $1,814 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
California State University - Fullerton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. California State University - Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend California State University - Fullerton is $7,991 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,783 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid per year to attend UC Irvine.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,167 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid per year to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 49 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $15,880 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNCSA is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UNCSA is $13,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $12,748 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid.
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With a ranking of #14, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 19 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Florida State also did well on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 16 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid list, U-M has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U-M is $15,336 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #17, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Long Beach is $9,622 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 15 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $14,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,920 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid per year to attend UTEP.
University of Utah ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,773 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid per year to attend U of U.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 15 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend IU Bloomington is $13,253 for Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
Appalachian State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,920 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid per year to attend Appalachian State University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #25, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $18,023 for bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
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Not only did these schools make the top 31 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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%.
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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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