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2023 Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

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Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Dance is the 158th most popular major in the country with 3,288 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $22,085 and had an average of $24,389 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 172 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,390 and $27,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 10 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Dance (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

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Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

RIC also made our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend RIC is $12,144 for New England Region Dance students whose families make more than $110k.

Full RIC Dance Report

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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s dance degrees to qualified students.

Bridgewater State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $18,951 for new england region dance students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Bridgewater State.

Read more about Dance at Bridgewater State

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 ’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $22,038 for new england region dance students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UMass Amherst.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read more about Dance at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Salem State also made our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Salem State University is $19,017 for New England Region Dance students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Dance at Salem State

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 6 ’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Vermont is $19,509 for New England Region Dance students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dance at UVM

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Hartford landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 ’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

UHart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hartford is $28,712 for new england region dance students whose families make more than $110k.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Dance at University of Hartford

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Dean College
Franklin, Massachusetts

Dean College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Dean College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Franklin, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Dean College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dean College is $30,667 for New England Region Dance students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Dance at Dean College

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Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

Smith College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Smith is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northampton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Smith did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Smith College is $29,615 for New England Region Dance students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Smith College Dance Report

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

With a ranking of #9, Bennington College did quite well on the 2023 Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s dance students in 2020-2021.

Bennington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $30,741 for new england region dance students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Bennington.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Dance at Bennington

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Berklee College of Music
Boston, Massachusetts

Berklee College of Music came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Dance Schools in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 30 ’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Berklee College of Music, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Berklee College of Music is $46,805 for New England Region Dance students whose families make more than $110k.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Read more about Dance at Berklee College of Music

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