2024 Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region
20
Colleges in the Southwest Region
407
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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 20 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 407 degrees in general dance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great General Dance School
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
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Dance Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for General Dance in the Southwest Region
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.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Dance Movement Studies
Southern Methodist University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general dance. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 general dance students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from Southern Methodist University
It is difficult to beat Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 general dance students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from Texas Christian University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
45
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Texas State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general dance. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 45 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from Texas State University
Any student pursuing a degree in general dance needs to look into The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 general dance students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from The University of Texas at Austin
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AZ
ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 general dance students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general dance from Arizona State University - Tempe
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 general dance students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
38
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 38 general dance students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general dance from Texas Woman’s University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AZ
39
Dance Movement Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 39 general dance students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from University of Arizona
Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 20th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 15 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Scottsdale Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general dance from Scottsdale Community College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
15th
Most Popular In TX
Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 general dance students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general dance from Texas Tech University
college factual
