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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in Oklahoma

4 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor's in Oklahoma

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Oklahoma, there were 57 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,200 and $26,660 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The dance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Dance students per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dance at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

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#3

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 Oklahoma” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $22,248 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree dance students.

Read more about Dance at ORU

#4

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

OCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $22,306 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree dance students per year to attend OCU.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Read more about Dance at Oklahoma City University

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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