2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in the Great Lakes Region

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 345 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general dance programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance movement studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Dance at UIUC

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#4 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UWM General Dance Report

#3

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus General Dance Report

#4

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 4 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Dance at U-M

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance

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

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