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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in California

6 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$33,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master's in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking.

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

Across California, there were 463 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California. CSULB is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB also made our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 2 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. 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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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California list. Saint Mary’s College of California is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moraga, California. It awarded 9 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. 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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#5

Mills College

Oakland, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Oakland, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s dance movement studies students in 2019-2020.

Mills did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mills College are $36,263.

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#6

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#4 in overall quality

California Institute of the Arts landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. CalArts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 2 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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