2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Great Lakes Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 362 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,800 and $26,490 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 329 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 32 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Stevens Point also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $14,465 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students list, WMU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Michigan University is $19,433 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 10 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GVSU is $17,646 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,947 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend Youngstown State University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan University is $15,924 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UWM also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $17,876 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend UWM.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Akron Main Campus also took the #23 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $17,792 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.
With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kent State University at Kent is $18,885 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Oakland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Oakland University is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 12 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland is $11,802 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Ball State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Ball State University is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 13 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ball State is $15,147 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students.
Cleveland State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Cleveland State University is $17,278 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
With a ranking of #12, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students list, UC has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC is $21,843 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Wright State University - Main Campus is $16,823 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
OHIO Athens also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #24. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio University - Athens Campus is $22,906 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Madonna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,574 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend Madonna University.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students list, Ohio State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State is $17,616 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $17,708 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend UW - Madison.
The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #18, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
UIUC also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $15,880 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Wayne State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
Wayne State also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend Wayne State University is $13,965 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
University of Michigan - Flint landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Michigan - Flint is $12,734 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Columbia College Chicago ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
Columbia also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $31,099 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend Columbia College Chicago.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is $17,796 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students.
With a ranking of #23, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,253 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend Indiana University - Bloomington.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Anderson University Indiana came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Anderson, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Anderson University Indiana is $22,351 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Loyola University Chicago ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $35,407 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend Loyola University Chicago.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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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