2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Southwest region, there were 406 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,340 and $23,695 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree dance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,877 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s dance degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $8,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Dance at Austin Community College District

#2

Estrella Mountain Community College

Avondale, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$10,721 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s dance students in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College also made our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $10,721 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

Read more about Dance at Estrella Mountain Community College

#3

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$11,230 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s dance students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $11,230 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Dance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Dance at Mesa Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

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