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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in California

6 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$33,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dance Schools for a Master's in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

Across California, there were 504 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,450 and $21,542 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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 Master’s in California

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in California

#1

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California
#1 in overall quality
$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$44,971 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach, California
#5 in overall quality
$17,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California list. CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.

CSULB also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality
$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, California
#3 in overall quality
$33,509 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California list. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 9 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Mills College

Oakland, California
#6 in overall quality
$36,263 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mills College is located in Oakland, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.

Mills also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills College are $36,263, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#4 in overall quality
$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

California Institute of the Arts landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. Valencia, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s dance degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

CalArts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California Institute of the Arts Dance Report

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%.

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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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