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2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate

11 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$9,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 184 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Dance

#1

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Scottsdale Community College also made our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for associate degree dance movement studies students.

Read more about General Dance at Scottsdale Community College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate list. Queensborough Community College is a fairly large school located in Bayside, New York that handed out 8 associates’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at QCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Queensborough Community College is $5,050 for associate degree dance movement studies students.

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#3

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 6 associates’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SRJC also made our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Rosa Junior College is $5,782 for Associate Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dance movement studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for Associate Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

Full Estrella Mountain Community College General Dance Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Associate Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

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#6

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#6 in overall quality

Mt. San Antonio College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. Mt. San Antonio College is a large school located in Walnut, California that handed out 3 associates’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree dance movement studies students list, Mt. SAC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mt. San Antonio College is $1,729 for Associate Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

Full Mt. San Antonio College General Dance Report

#7

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Montgomery County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. Montgomery County Community College is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montco, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,251 for Associate Degree Dance Movement Studies students per year to attend Montco.

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#8 in overall quality

Utah Valley University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 9 associates’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree dance movement studies students list, UVU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for associate degree dance movement studies students.

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#9

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#11 in overall quality

Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,669 for associate degree dance movement studies students per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Read more about General Dance at Mesa Community College

#10

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Nassau Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 1 associates’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nassau Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nassau Community College is $4,594 for associate degree dance movement studies students.

Full Nassau Community College General Dance Report

#11

Dean College

Franklin, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Dean College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for an Associate list. Located in Franklin, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

Dean College also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Dance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $31,337 for associate degree dance movement studies students per year to attend Dean College.

Full Dean College General Dance Report

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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