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2024 Best General Dance Schools in Ohio

9 Colleges in Ohio
101 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 9 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for general dance students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 101 degrees in general dance to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great General Dance School

Best General Dance Schools in Ohio 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Dance Movement Studies
Master's Degrees in Dance Movement Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Dance Movement Studies

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 General Dance Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Dance in Ohio

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 Ohio Schools in Dance Movement Studies

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
34 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general dance. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH

It is hard to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 general dance students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

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Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In OH
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Kenyon College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general dance. Located in the town of Gambier, Kenyon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Kenyon is a great college overall.

There were about 4 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Kenyon in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
20.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general dance. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In OH
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Oberlin. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Oberlin is a great college overall.

There were approximately 6 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In OH

Cleveland State University is a large public university located in the large city of Cleveland. This university ranks 34th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 2 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland State University in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In OH

Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 3 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 10 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Wright State University - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In OH

Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 5 general dance students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.More information about a degree in general dance from Baldwin Wallace University

Best General Dance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Dance Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 915 81
Illinois 870 37
Indiana 737 50
Wisconsin 672 49

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One of 2 majors within the Dance area of study, General Dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Dance 2

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