2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 New York, there were 474 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,525 and $30,982 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 Master’s in New York”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree dance students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in New York

#1

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,829 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s dance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Dance Report

#2

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, New York

#2 in overall quality

$31,512 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sarah Lawrence College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This small school is located in Bronxville, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Sarah Lawrence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sarah Lawrence are $31,512, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Sarah Lawrence College Dance Report

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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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