2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Dance is the 161st most popular major in the country with 3,397 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $20,940 and had an average of $26,168 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 219 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a degree in dance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $0-$30k)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.
UC Irvine also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.
Out of the 36 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UIUC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.
Florida State also took the #18 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.
California State University - Long Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Smith College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Smith is a small school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Smith, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Smith are $53,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 7 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The College at Brockport came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Brockport, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
SUNY Brockport also took the #21 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Brockport are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of California - Riverside landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Montclair State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #17. Montclair State University is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 10 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree dance students whose families make $0-$30k list, Montclair State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972.
University of Utah did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #20. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #21. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.
University of Arizona came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.
University of Iowa ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.
With a ranking of #25, Hollins University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
Hollins also took the #10 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hollins University are $18,005, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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