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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for dance students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 degrees in dance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 South Carolina.
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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.
University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great option for students interested in a degree in dance. UofSC is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 dance students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Those dance students who get their degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia earn $2,932 more than the typical dance graduate.
Winthrop University is a good option for students interested in a degree in dance. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 10 dance students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the dance program earn around $22,670 in the first couple years of working.
College of Charleston is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in dance. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 6 dance students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.
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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