2024 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in New York

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of dance. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 master's degrees in dance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to dance students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other dance students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt dance students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dance related body.

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.

More Ways to Rank Dance Schools

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 in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Dance in New York

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

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Dance

1

New York University
New York, NY

29 Annual Graduates

$36,761 Median Starting Salary

New York University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a master's degree in dance. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.

Master's students who receive their degree from the dance program make an average of $36,761 for their early career.

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

2

Hunter College
New York, NY

4 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Hunter College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in dance. Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in dance from Hunter College

2

The College at Brockport
Brockport, NY

3 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in dance needs to check out The College at Brockport. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in dance from The College at Brockport

Best Dance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Dance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	19
Maryland	193	3
New Jersey	188	7
District of Columbia	154	0

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Dance Related Rankings by Major

Dance is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Dance Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Dance	36

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	811
Fine & Studio Arts	642
Design & Applied Arts	380
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	287
Drama & Theater Arts	250
Arts & Media Management	185
Other Visual Art	141
General Visual & Performing Arts	24

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre. More about our data sources and methodologies.