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2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

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96 Degrees Awarded
$26,423 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” 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. 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 “Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in dance. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in dance.

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Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree dance students.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Dance at Iowa

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dance at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Dance at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Dance Report

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dance students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Dance at Lindenwood University

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 5 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

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. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Washington University in St Louis Dance Report

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Dance at University of Kansas

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St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota

With a ranking of #7, St Olaf College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. St Olaf College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Read more about Dance at St Olaf College

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

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Luther College
Decorah, Iowa

Luther College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decorah, Iowa. It awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Read more about Dance at Luther

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Dance at UNL

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Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota

Carleton College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Carleton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dance at Carleton College

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Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, Minnesota

Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Gustavus Adolphus College is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s dance degrees to qualified 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College

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Missouri Valley College
Marshall, Missouri

Missouri Valley College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri Valley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Missouri Valley College Dance Report

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Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri

With a ranking of #15, Stephens College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Stephens College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dance at Stephens College

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Friends University
Wichita, Kansas

Friends University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s 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.

Read more about Dance at Friends University

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dance at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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