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2024 Best General Dance Schools in the Southeast Region

32 Colleges in the Southeast Region
569 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 reviewed 32 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general dance. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 569 degrees in general dance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Dance School

Best General Dance Schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Dance Movement Studies

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC

Duke University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general dance. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In GA

Emory University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general dance. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

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

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
41 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded

University of Florida is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general dance. UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 41 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA

Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general dance. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
38 Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded

The University of Alabama is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general dance. UA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA
77.8% Growth in Graduates

UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC

Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were about 11 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

Located in the city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 25 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL

Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #229 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were about 16 general dance students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.

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Best General Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best general dance schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 117
North Carolina 710 125
Georgia 690 56
Virginia 630 69
Tennessee 624 9
South Carolina 530 36
Kentucky 518 14
Mississippi 501 32
Alabama 500 56
Louisiana 489 17
Arkansas 466 8
West Virginia 410 1

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