2024 Best General Dance Schools in California
18
Colleges in California
506
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in
general dance is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #212 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for general dance students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 506 degrees in general dance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great General Dance School
The dance movement studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Dance rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Dance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Dance Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Dance Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Dance in California
The schools below may not offer all types of dance movement studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top California Schools in Dance Movement Studies
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
58
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat University of California - Irvine if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were about 58 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's hard to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 21 general dance students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
33
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
University of California - Los Angeles is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general dance. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
It is hard to beat Chapman University if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 25 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
57
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 57 general dance students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Marymount is a great university overall.
There were about 13 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
29th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
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UCR is a very large public university located in the large city of Riverside. This university ranks 36th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 23 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In CA
Cal State Fullerton is a very large public university located in the suburb of Fullerton. This university ranks 41st out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 23 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent year we have data available.
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