2024 Best Value Colleges for Dance in the Plains States Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Dance is the 158th most popular major in the country with 3,288 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $22,085 and had an average of $24,389 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 112 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,423 and $23,189 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region.
Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Dance in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 13 ’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region dance students list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato is $17,159 for Plains States Region Dance students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Dance at Minnesota State Mankato
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s dance degrees to qualified students.
Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,401 for Plains States Region Dance students per year to attend University of Iowa.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full Iowa Dance Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,366 for Plains States Region Dance students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Dance at Lindenwood University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 14 ’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,878 for Plains States Region Dance students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Dance at UMN Twin Cities
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 16 ’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMKC is $15,702 for plains states region dance students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Dance Report
Webster University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s dance degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $23,248 for plains states region dance students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Webster University Dance Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 4 ’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend KU is $20,257 for Plains States Region Dance students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dance at University of Kansas
Luther College landed the #8 spot on the 2024 Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Decorah, Iowa, and it awarded 4 ’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
Luther also took the #4 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Luther College is $25,538 for Plains States Region Dance students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dance at Luther
St Olaf College did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s dance students in 2020-2021.
St. Olaf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Olaf is $24,052 for plains states region dance students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Dance at St Olaf College
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Dance Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $26,921 for plains states region dance students per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Washington University in St Louis Dance Report
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