2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dance in New York

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New York, there were 474 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,525 and $30,982 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york associate degree dance students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dance in New York

#1

Queensborough Community College

Bayside, New York

#1 in overall quality

$5,050 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in New York. Queensborough Community College is located in Bayside, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s dance degrees to qualified students.

QCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $5,050 for New York Associate Degree Dance students per year to attend QCC.

Full QCC Dance Report

#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York

#2 in overall quality

$4,594 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for an Associate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 1 associates’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nassau Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dance Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for New York Associate Degree Dance students per year to attend Nassau Community College.

Full Nassau Community College Dance Report

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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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