2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
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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.
For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 26 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Dance in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region dance students with aid.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s dance students in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,861 for southwest region dance students with aid per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified ’s dance students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Scottsdale Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,397 for southwest region dance students with aid per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.
Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified ’s dance students in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid.
Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Estrella Mountain Community College is located in Avondale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 ’s dance degrees to qualified students.
Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for southwest region dance students with aid.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 31 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
TWU also made our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region dance students with aid list, UTEP has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid per year to attend UTEP.
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University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 15 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region dance students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region dance students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 8 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region dance students with aid.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 16 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU also made our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region dance students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas Tech University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 5 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified ’s dance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region dance students with aid list, SHSU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
University of North Texas landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 18 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region dance students with aid list, UNT has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #17, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus also took the #25 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region dance students with aid list, UNM has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region dance students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.
Mesa Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for southwest region dance students with aid.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO also took the #22 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for southwest region dance students with aid per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
ORU also took the #16 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,248 for southwest region dance students with aid per year to attend Oral Roberts University.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #22. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid per year to attend University of Oklahoma.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma City University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 25 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma City University is $22,306 for southwest region dance students with aid.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 7 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Dance students with aid.
Texas Christian University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 13 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region dance students with aid list, TCU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,811 for southwest region dance students with aid per year to attend TCU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *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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