Dance isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #158 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Dance Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 125 degrees in dance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Dance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dance Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Duke University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in dance. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 dance students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
University of North Carolina School of the Arts is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dance. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 25 dance students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, dance degree recipients usually earn an average of $16,577 in the first five years of their career.
Meredith College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dance. Located in the large city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 11th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 5 dance students who graduated with this degree at Meredith in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of North Carolina at Greensboro if you wish to pursue a degree in dance. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 26 dance students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, dance degree recipients typically make an average of $17,778 at the beginning of their careers.
Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Boone. This university ranks 9th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 9 dance students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.
UNC Charlotte is a very large public university located in the city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #378 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 dance students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available. Those dance students who get their degree from University of North Carolina at Charlotte receive $5,584 more than the average dance student.
Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 dance students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the dance program at East Carolina University earn $2,026 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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).
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Your choice of dance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Dance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
