2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in dance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dance programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree dance students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dance

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dance degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dance at Texas Woman’s University

#2

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #2 spot on the list. UCR is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree dance students list, UCR has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Riverside Dance Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 doctorate’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dance at Temple University

#4

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dance degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dance at Ohio State

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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