2024 Best Dance Schools in Vermont

When it comes to popularity, dance sits in the middle of the road, ranking #158 out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Dance Schools in Vermont ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 14 degrees in dance to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Dance Schools List

Dance Rankings by Degree Level

The dance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Dance Schools in Vermont. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Dance in Vermont

The schools below may not offer all types of dance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Vermont Schools in Dance

1

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat University of Vermont if you wish to pursue a degree in dance. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in dance from University of Vermont

2

Bennington College
Bennington, VT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Bennington College if you wish to pursue a degree in dance. Located in the distant town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in dance from Bennington College

Best Dance Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Dance Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	301	113
Connecticut	241	22
New Hampshire	210	3
Maine	202	6
Rhode Island	200	13

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Dance Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dance Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Dance	14

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Most Popular Majors Related to Dance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	120
Design & Applied Arts	100
General Visual & Performing Arts	81
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	67
Music	63
Drama & Theater Arts	52
Other Visual Art	28
Arts & Media Management	19
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art	9

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

More about our data sources and methodologies.