If you plan on majoring in general dance, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #212 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Dance Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 289 degrees in general dance to qualified students.
Your choice of general dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Dance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dance movement studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Pennsylvania Schools in Dance Movement Studies
It's difficult to beat The University of the Arts if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were approximately 82 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent data year.
Temple University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general dance. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
Muhlenberg College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general dance. Muhlenberg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Allentown. A Best Colleges rank of #350 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Muhlenberg is a great college overall.
There were approximately 35 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Muhlenberg in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat DeSales University if you wish to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #479 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DeSales is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 general dance students who graduated with this degree at DeSales in the most recent year we have data available.
SRU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Slippery Rock. A Best Colleges rank of #546 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SRU is a great university overall.
There were about 28 general dance students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available.
Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 31st out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 3 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 58th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 61 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Point Park in the most recent data year.
La Roche is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 75th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 2 general dance students who graduated with this degree at La Roche in the most recent data year.
Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Erie. This university ranks 87th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 12 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Mercyhurst in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of general dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Dance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
