by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,148 people earned their degree in general dance, making the major the 212th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 172 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 163 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in general dance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general dance.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dean College landed the #1 spot on the list. Dean College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Franklin, Massachusetts. It awarded 30 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bennington, Vermont 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region list. New London, Connecticut 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 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the #4 spot on the list. Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampshire College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2020-2021.
Bates College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Bates is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewiston, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Mount Holyoke College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #8, Smith College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Rhode Island College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance movement studies students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Keene State College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Salem State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region list. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Roger Williams University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bridgewater State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 6 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 6 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 16 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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Middlebury College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Middlebury College is a small school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 1 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Springfield College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #20, Bard College at Simon’s Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of the Holy Cross ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the New England Region list. College of the Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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