2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,397 people earned their degree in dance, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree dance students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dance (Income $75-$110k)

#1

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s dance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dance at UCR

#2

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s dance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dance at Texas Woman’s University

#3

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s dance students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dance at Ohio State

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s dance degrees to qualified students.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dance at Temple 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.

Credits

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

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