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2024 Best General Dance Schools in North Carolina

7 Colleges in North Carolina
125 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.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in North Carolina 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 125 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 North Carolina Your choice of general dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Dance 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 North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 North Carolina

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.

Top North Carolina Schools in Dance Movement Studies

1
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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general dance. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

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

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

It's difficult to beat University of North Carolina School of the Arts if you wish to pursue a degree in general dance. UNCSA is a small public university located in the midsize city of Winston Salem.

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

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3
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Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NC

It's hard to beat Meredith College if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Raleigh. This college ranks 11th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

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

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general dance. UNC Greensboro is a large public university located in the city of Greensboro. This university ranks 12th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 26 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

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

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NC

Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #378 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.

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

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC
57.9% Growth in Graduates

ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were about 19 general dance students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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Best General Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 117
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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General Dance is one of 2 different types of Dance programs to choose from.

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