2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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 the Plains States region, there were 124 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,900 and $22,992 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in dance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dance programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on Dance at Iowa

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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