If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in dance, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #115 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of dance. Combined, these schools handed out 62 bachelor's degrees in dance to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on dance students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other dance students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for dance to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dance related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dance students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Dance in Arizona
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in dance.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in dance. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe.
Bachelor's recipients from the dance major at Arizona State University - Tempe make $6,288 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
University of Arizona is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in dance. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the dance program report average early career earnings of $16,878.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).