2024 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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.

There was only one school in North Carolina to review for the 2024 Best Dance Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank Dance Schools

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 Dance Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Dance in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Dance

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in dance needs to check out University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in dance from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Duke University
Durham, NC

7 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a master's degree in dance. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a master’s in dance from Duke University

Best Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	16
Virginia	182	18
Alabama	151	0
Louisiana	147	2
Mississippi	145	2

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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	10

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	88
Fine & Studio Arts	55
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	30
Drama & Theater Arts	26
Design & Applied Arts	22

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.