2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 279 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,867 and $26,417 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” 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.

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.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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

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

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree dance students list, Temple has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#2

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$46,680 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UArts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of the Arts are $46,680, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dance at The University of the Arts

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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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