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2022 Best Value Colleges for Dance (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

14 Ranked Colleges
245 Degrees Awarded
$10,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Texas, there were 245 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,767 and $23,516 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 14 Best Value Colleges for Dance (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $2,993 for Texas Dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dance Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $3,134 for texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read more about Dance at Austin Community College District

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 ’s dance degrees to qualified students.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $6,706 for texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Dance at Texas Woman’s University

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 ’s dance degrees to qualified students.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $11,125 for texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State Dance Report

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified ’s dance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $8,521 for texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of North Texas.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dance at University of North Texas

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 5 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $12,317 for Texas Dance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Dance at Texas Tech

#7

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend UH is $10,203 for Texas Dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Dance at UH

Stephen F Austin State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s dance students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $8,650 for Texas Dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Dance Report

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $7,092 for Texas Dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Dance at UTEP

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 15 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $12,203 for Texas Dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Dance at The University of Texas at Austin

#11

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 27 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $10,561 for texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Read full report on Dance at Sam Houston State University

#12

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 8 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $8,730 for Texas Dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Dance at West Texas A&M University

#13

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 13 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $21,286 for Texas Dance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TCU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dance at Texas Christian University

Southern Methodist University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’s dance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k list, SMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMU is $26,718 for texas dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dance at Southern Methodist University

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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