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2025 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools

4 Colleges in the United States
233 Master's Degrees
$51,212 Avg Early-Career Salary
Dance isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #196 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Dance Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 233 master's degrees in dance during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Dance School for Your Master's Degree

Best Dance Master's Degree Schools Your choice of dance for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dance students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dance Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Dance in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in dance.

Top Schools for a Master's in Dance

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Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in dance has to look into New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduation, dance master's recipients generally earn an average of $36,556 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in dance from New York University

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12 Annual Graduates

The University of the Arts is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in dance. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in dance from The University of the Arts

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5 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in dance. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in dance from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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10 Annual Graduates

Texas Woman's University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in dance. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in dance from Texas Woman’s University

Dance by Region

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dance Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Dance232
Ballet1

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Music5,531
Fine & Studio Arts2,948
Design & Applied Arts1,944
Film, Video & Photographic Arts1,704
Drama & Theater Arts1,670
Arts & Media Management1,110
General Visual & Performing Arts365
Other Visual Art298
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry5
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art1

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