Using science and data we decided to determine which programs offer the best career opportunities for dance Majors. Here are the set of the top colleges for dance Majors in US for 2021:
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- University of Florida
- University of Southern California
- University of Texas at Austin
- Northwestern University
- University of Washington
- University of California - Los Angeles
- Duke University
- Loyola Marymount University
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
25 best colleges for dance majors in the US
1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Location
Ann Arbor, MI
2. University of Florida
Location
Gainesville, FL
3. University of Southern California
Location
Los Angeles, CA
4. University of Texas at Austin
Location
Austin, TX
5. Northwestern University
Location
Evanston, IL
6. University of Washington
Location
Seattle, WA
7. University of California - Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, CA
8. Duke University
Location
Durham, NC
9. Loyola Marymount University
Location
Los Angeles, CA
10. University of Wisconsin - Madison
Location
Madison, WI
11. University of California, Irvine
Location
Irvine, CA
12. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location
Champaign, IL
13. SUNY at Buffalo
Location
Buffalo, NY
14. University of Maryland - College Park
Location
College Park, MD
15. Cornell University
Location
Ithaca, NY
16. University of California, Santa Barbara
Location
Santa Barbara, CA
17. Franklin and Marshall College
Location
Lancaster, PA
18. Emory University
Location
Atlanta, GA
19. Case Western Reserve University
Location
Cleveland, OH
20. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Location
Minneapolis, MN
21. University of California, Berkeley
Location
Berkeley, CA
22. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Location
New Brunswick, NJ
23. California State University - Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, CA
24. Washington University in St Louis
Location
Saint Louis, MO
25. Barnard College
Location
New York, NY
How we determined the best dance colleges
We looked at the following data from the NCES (National Center For Education Statistics) and College Scorecard data from ED.gov to understand what dance departments offer the best career opportunities:
- Percentage of Graduating Class That Are Business Majors
- Mean Earnings After 10 Years
- Mean Earnings After 6 Years
- Admission Rate (More selective the better)
- Average cost of attendance (Lower is better)
- Median amount of debt
- Ratio of people working to not working after 10 years
Most popular jobs for dance majors
Updated November 17, 2023