2024 Best Dance Schools in Minnesota

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 Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for dance students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 degrees in dance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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 Minnesota. 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 Minnesota

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 Minnesota Schools in Dance

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in dance. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a degree in dance from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15.4% Growth in Graduates

Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in dance. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the small city of Mankato.More information about a degree in dance from Minnesota State University - Mankato

Best Dance Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Dance Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	283	37
Kansas	266	5
Iowa	264	28
Nebraska	238	3

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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	35

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Most Popular Majors Related to Dance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	668
Fine & Studio Arts	414
Music	262
Drama & Theater Arts	231
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	165
General Visual & Performing Arts	62
Arts & Media Management	26

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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.