2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 614 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,967 and $21,822 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in dance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dance programs, but they also cost less that 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 in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree dance students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. 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 took the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Los Angeles 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.
In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree dance students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #4 spot on the list. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
CSULB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCR is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 1 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree dance students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCR has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, 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 in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Mills College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Oakland, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.
Mills also took the #7 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills College are $36,263, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Moraga, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
SMC also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMC are $33,509.
With a ranking of #9, California Institute of the Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. California Institute of the Arts is located in Valencia, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.
CalArts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CalArts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Notes and References
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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
Footnotes
- *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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