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2021 Best Dance Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges
326 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,409 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Dance Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Dance Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Dance Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 5 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.

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2021 Best Dance Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

Check out the dance programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Dance Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Texas State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's dance ranking for non-traditional students. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos. Texas State also made our Best Colleges for Dance in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 students are part time.

Read full report on Dance at Texas State University

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Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Dance in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. 8,480 of ASU - Tempe students are attending part time.

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Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oklahoma City University. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Dance in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at OCU is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 400 students take at least one class online at OCU. About 356 of the students at OCU are attending part time.

Read full report on Dance at Oklahoma City University

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Sam Houston State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population. SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Dance in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. There are roughly 6,353 part time students in attendance at SHSU.

Read full report on Dance at Sam Houston State University

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Texas. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNT has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Dance in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. About 12,105 of the students at UNT are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Dance Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students dance colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 212
Arizona 62
Oklahoma 56
New Mexico 8

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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