by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 96 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 17 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 colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree dance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region list. Luther College is located in Decorah, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gustavus Adolphus College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Peter, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Olaf College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Olaf is a small school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Valley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Marshall, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
Carleton College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dance at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Lindenwood University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Iowa landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 17 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Webster University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Dance at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 5 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #13, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 3 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Read full report on Dance at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Stephens College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Friends University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SMU MN is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 0 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dance at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
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