by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Alabama” ranking.
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 Alabama, there were 65 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,029 and $20,875 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in dance. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their dance program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Alabama”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama bachelor’s degree dance students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in Alabama list. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 14 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
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