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2024 Best General Dance Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges in New Jersey
92 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
General Dance is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #212 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Dance Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 92 degrees in general dance to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Dance School

Best General Dance Schools in New Jersey 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general dance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

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 New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Dance in New Jersey

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dance movement studies degree levels they offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in Dance Movement Studies

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ

Any student who is interested in general dance needs to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Any student pursuing a degree in general dance has to look into Montclair State University. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 29 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
45.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in general dance has to check out Rider University. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 20 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
14.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Rowan University if you wish to pursue a degree in general dance. Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ

Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 5 general dance students who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent data year.

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Best General Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 315
Pennsylvania 978 289
Maryland 618 30
District of Columbia 441 14

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

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