A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Includes instruction in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University | 80 | 1% | $73,566 |
| 2 | Point Park University | 62 | 6% | $46,090 |
| 3 | The Ailey School | 58 | 100% | $33,705 |
| 4 | Dean College | 51 | 14% | $58,770 |
| 5 | The University of the Arts | 48 | 11% | $67,741 |
| 6 | SUNY at Purchase College | 46 | 4% | $26,982 |
| 7 | Montclair State University | 41 | 1% | $31,704 |
| 8 | University of California-Irvine | 41 | 0% | $34,261 |
| 9 | Texas State University | 39 | 0% | $23,130 |
| 10 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 39 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 11 | Oklahoma City University | 36 | 4% | $44,172 |
| 12 | California State University-Long Beach | 34 | 0% | $24,738 |
| 13 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 32 | 12% | $22,112 |
| 14 | The University of Alabama | 30 | 0% | $29,872 |
| 15 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 29 | 1% | $21,297 |
| 16 | SUNY College at Brockport | 29 | 1% | $24,608 |
| 17 | Pace University | 29 | 1% | $66,499 |
| 18 | Chapman University | 28 | 1% | $73,182 |
| 19 | Texas Woman's University | 27 | 1% | $20,272 |
| 20 | Columbia College Chicago | 27 | 2% | $45,644 |
| 21 | University of Utah | 27 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 22 | University of California-Los Angeles | 26 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 23 | University of Arizona | 25 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 25 | 0% | $24,486 |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 24 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 26 | Arizona State University-Tempe | 24 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 27 | Fordham University | 23 | 1% | $74,265 |
| 28 | Berklee College of Music | 23 | 2% | $65,144 |
| 29 | University at Buffalo | 22 | 0% | $27,758 |
| 30 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 22 | 0% | $36,659 |
| 31 | Wayne State University | 21 | 0% | $27,157 |
| 32 | George Mason University | 21 | 0% | $30,284 |
| 33 | Muhlenberg College | 21 | 4% | $67,535 |
| 34 | Western Michigan University | 21 | 0% | $26,009 |
| 35 | Kennesaw State University | 21 | 0% | $25,773 |
| 36 | Jacksonville University | 20 | 2% | $54,868 |
| 37 | Temple University | 20 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 38 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 20 | 0% | $23,694 |
| 39 | The Juilliard School | 20 | 7% | $65,610 |
| 40 | Florida State University | 19 | 0% | $22,168 |
| 41 | Hollins University | 19 | 9% | $55,655 |
| 42 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 19 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 43 | Brigham Young University-Provo | 18 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 44 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 18 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 45 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 18 | 0% | $30,913 |
| 46 | Joffrey Ballet School | 18 | 100% | $42,525 |
| 47 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 17 | 1% | $25,147 |
| 48 | Marymount Manhattan College | 17 | 4% | $58,110 |
| 49 | Cornish College of the Arts | 17 | 14% | $59,442 |
| 50 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 17 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 51 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 16 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 52 | Belhaven University | 16 | 1% | $35,450 |
| 53 | University of Florida | 16 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 54 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15 | 1% | $22,156 |
| 55 | University of Iowa | 15 | 0% | $24,239 |
| 56 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 15 | 0% | $32,041 |
| 57 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 15 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 58 | San Jose State University | 14 | 0% | $29,193 |
| 59 | California State University-Fullerton | 14 | 0% | $27,738 |
| 60 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 14 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 61 | Mercyhurst University | 14 | 2% | $53,311 |
| 62 | Texas Tech University | 14 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 63 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 14 | 0% | $28,058 |
| 64 | College of Charleston | 14 | 1% | $30,239 |
| 65 | Utah Valley University | 14 | 0% | $6,450 |
| 66 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 14 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 67 | Saint Mary's College of California | 14 | 1% | $67,168 |
| 68 | Sam Houston State University | 13 | 0% | $22,478 |
| 69 | University of South Florida-Main Campus | 13 | 0% | $23,320 |
| 70 | University of California-Riverside | 13 | 0% | $35,242 |
| 71 | CUNY Hunter College | 13 | 0% | $22,379 |
| 72 | Southern Methodist University | 13 | 0% | $74,737 |
| 73 | University of North Texas | 13 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 74 | Loyola Marymount University | 13 | 1% | $67,369 |
| 75 | University of Southern Mississippi | 13 | 0% | $24,048 |
| 76 | University of Kansas | 13 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 77 | Alabama State University | 12 | 2% | $22,110 |
| 78 | Shenandoah University | 12 | 1% | $47,000 |
| 79 | University of Colorado Boulder | 12 | 0% | $31,044 |
| 80 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 12 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 81 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 12 | 0% | $29,097 |
| 82 | Hofstra University | 12 | 0% | $63,748 |
| 83 | Goucher College | 12 | 3% | $62,506 |
| 84 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 12 | 0% | $29,858 |
| 85 | San Diego State University | 11 | 0% | $29,318 |
| 86 | San Francisco State University | 11 | 0% | $27,480 |
| 87 | Valdosta State University | 11 | 0% | $21,320 |
| 88 | University of Hartford | 11 | 1% | $56,599 |
| 89 | East Carolina University | 11 | 0% | $21,672 |
| 90 | University of Maryland-College Park | 11 | 0% | $27,146 |
| 91 | Dominican University of California | 11 | 2% | $65,818 |
| 92 | Rider University | 11 | 1% | $62,140 |
| 93 | Towson University | 10 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 94 | Bennington College | 10 | 5% | $73,270 |
| 95 | The University of Texas at Austin | 10 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 96 | Georgian Court University | 9 | 1% | $51,734 |
| 97 | Mills College | 9 | 2% | $47,784 |
| 98 | Radford University | 9 | 0% | $24,088 |
| 99 | Marygrove College | 9 | 2% | N/A |
| 100 | Adelphi University | 9 | 0% | $58,430 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Dance, General program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.