2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
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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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 336 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dance programs and 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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Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students.
Top 22 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
West Texas A&M University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #5 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
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%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend Texas State.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend UH.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students list, SHSU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students list, SFASU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Grand Canyon University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UTEP also took the #18 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend UTEP.
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
ORU also made our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $22,248 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend ORU.
With a ranking of #15, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also took the #7 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Oklahoma City University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OCU is $22,306 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 7 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend UT Austin.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend University of Arizona.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #21, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend Texas Christian University.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Southern Methodist University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend Southern Methodist University.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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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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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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