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 2 schools in South 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 36 degrees in general dance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Dance Schools in South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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 South Carolina Schools in Dance Movement Studies
It's difficult to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in general dance. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
Winthrop University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general dance. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 10 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in general dance has to check out College of Charleston. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 6 general dance students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.
General Dance is one of 2 different types of Dance programs to choose from.
Notes and References
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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