2024 Best Dance Schools in Louisiana

Dance is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #158 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in Louisiana to review for the 2024 Best Dance Schools in Louisiana ranking.

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

• Best Overall Dance Schools List

Dance Rankings by Degree Level

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 in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Dance in Louisiana

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dance degree levels they offer.

Top Louisiana Schools in Dance

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Tulane University of Louisiana if you want to pursue a degree in dance. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in dance from Tulane University of Louisiana

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great option for students pursuing a degree in dance. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in dance from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Best Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	56
Florida	282	117
North Carolina	279	125
Virginia	274	69
Tennessee	269	9
South Carolina	248	36
Kentucky	244	14
Mississippi	234	32
Arkansas	234	8
Alabama	233	56
West Virginia	207	1

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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	17

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	370
Music	316
Drama & Theater Arts	182
Design & Applied Arts	111
Arts & Media Management	78
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	62
General Visual & Performing Arts	41
Other Visual Art	18

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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.