2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general dance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The dance movement studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Doctorate”.

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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Dance

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Dance at Texas Woman’s University

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Full Temple University General Dance Report

#3

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Doctorate. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 2 doctorate’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Dance at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

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