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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in the Far Western US Region

11 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$37,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 613 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 general dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general dance. That schools that top this list have a program in general dance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Dance in the Far Western US Region

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Mills College
Oakland, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mills College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 7 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Mills General Dance Report

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California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, California

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. California Institute of the Arts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 6 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 4.5%, 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 Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Moraga, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s dance movement studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 16 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance movement studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance movement studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCLA General Dance Report

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University of California - Riverside landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance movement studies students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCR General Dance Report

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s dance movement studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read full report on General Dance at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon

Western Oregon University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s dance movement studies students in 2020-2021.

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dance Movement Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 6 masters’s dance movement studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Dance at University of Oregon

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