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2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

37 Ranked Colleges
507 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” 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 Southeast region, there were 560 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 507 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 37 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Dance at Florida State University

#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 37 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students per year to attend University of Florida.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Full UF General Dance Report

#5

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students list, UNCSA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNCSA is $13,885 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNCSA General Dance Report

#6

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 32 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

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#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Dance at USF Tampa

#8

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

With a ranking of #8, Troy University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend TROY is $14,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

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#9

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students list, Appalachian State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Appalachian State General Dance Report

#10

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#18 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #18 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students per year to attend UNC Charlotte.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Dance at UNC Charlotte

#11

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full UGA General Dance Report

#12

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

Radford University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Radford University is a fairly large school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 13 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Radford University is $16,447 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

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#13

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $13,969 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students per year to attend VSU.

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#14

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

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#15

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

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#16

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UofSC is $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about General Dance at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#17

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UA Little Rock is $14,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

Full UA Little Rock General Dance Report

#18

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for WKU is $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

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#19

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

With a ranking of #19, Winthrop University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Winthrop University is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Winthrop University is $19,047 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

Full Winthrop General Dance Report

#20

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
#22 in overall quality

Anderson University South Carolina ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University South Carolina also made our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $21,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.

Full Anderson University South Carolina General Dance Report

#21

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Alabama State University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $13,650 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students per year to attend Alabama State University.

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#22

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $22,597 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students per year to attend UA.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#23

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi

Belhaven University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Belhaven University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 18 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Belhaven is $17,439 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#24

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students list, UT has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT is $30,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance Movement Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Full UT General Dance Report

#25

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, Florida
#14 in overall quality

Palm Beach Atlantic University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Palm Beach Atlantic also made our “Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University is $25,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dance movement studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Full Palm Beach Atlantic General Dance Report

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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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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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