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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in Texas (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

Across Texas, there were 245 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,767 and $23,516 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree dance students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in Texas (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dance at Texas Woman’s University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Austin Dance Report

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704.

Full Sam Houston State University Dance Report

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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