2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 122 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general dance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree dance movement studies students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Dance at University of Iowa

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dance Movement Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Washington University in St Louis General Dance Report

• 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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