by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Great Lakes region, there were 358 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,613 and $26,488 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in dance. To top this list, a school must have a successful dance program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 6 masters’s dance degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dance at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #5 spot on the list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 2 masters’s dance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s dance degrees to qualified students.
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