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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 New England region, there were 172 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,390 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 163 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in dance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in dance.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dean College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region. Dean College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Franklin, Massachusetts. It awarded 30 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region list. Bennington is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bennington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region list. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the #4 spot on the list. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 30 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampshire College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
Bates College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking. Bates College is located in Lewiston, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #7, Mount Holyoke College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region list. Mount Holyoke College is a small school located in South Hadley, Massachusetts that handed out 7 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Smith College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking. Smith is a small school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 7 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Rhode Island College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region list. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized public school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 10 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 8 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Wesleyan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middletown, Connecticut. It awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Keene State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking. Keene State is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salem State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 6 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
Roger Williams University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking. RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bridgewater State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2020-2021.
University of Vermont came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Middlebury College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region list. Middlebury College is a small school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 1 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Springfield College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region list. Springfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
College of the Holy Cross came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking. Holy Cross is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 0 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bard College at Simon’s Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Simon’s Rock is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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