by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in South Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,288 people earned their degree in dance, making the major the 158th most popular in the United States. 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 South Carolina, there were 36 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,602 and $26,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in South Carolina” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in dance.
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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 South Carolina”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina bachelor’s degree dance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coker University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in South Carolina. Coker is located in Hartsville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winthrop University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in South Carolina list. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #4 spot on the list. College of Charleston is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in South Carolina ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a small school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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