2021 Best Dance Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York
7Colleges
390Bachelor's Degrees
$40,334Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Dance Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Dance is the #94 most popular major in New York with 390 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 2,711 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 14.4% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Dance Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dance programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dance program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dance Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Dance Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New York
Check out the dance programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Pace University - New York has taken the #1 spot in this year's dance ranking for non-traditional students. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. Pace University also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Dance in New York rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. There are approximately 6,120 students at Pace University that take at least one class online. 3,498 of Pace University students are attending part time.
The College at Brockport comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Brockport. SUNY Brockport not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Dance in New York list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 2,318 students take at least one class online at SUNY Brockport. 1,769 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize New York University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Dance in New York ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 of NYU students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Adelphi University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Adelphi also made our Best Colleges for Dance in New York list, coming in at #3.
About 1.1% of Adelphi students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,430 students at Adelphi that take at least one class online. About 1,287 of the students at Adelphi are attending part time.
Fordham University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Fordham U has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Dance in New York ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,819 of Fordham U students are exclusively distance learners. 3,564 of Fordham U students are attending part time.
Marymount Manhattan College landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best dance schools for non-traditional students. MMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. As a testament to the quality of education offered at MMC, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Dance in New York ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 1,366 students at MMC that take at least one class online. 237 of MMC students are attending part time.
Purchase College comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Purchase College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Purchase. Purchase College also made our Best Colleges for Dance in New York list, coming in at #6.
About 2.9% of Purchase College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,516 students take at least one class online at Purchase College. 308 of Purchase College students are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Dance is the #94 most popular major in New York with 390 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 2,711 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 14.4% were from a college or university in the state.
