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Dance at American University

If you plan to study dance, take a look at what American University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 dance majors received their bachelor's degree from The American University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dance section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Dance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

The American University Dance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dance programs across the country. The following shows how The American University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dance major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dance. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Dance Schools 132

Dance Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at American University.

The American University Dance Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The dance program at The American University awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at The American University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in dance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

The American University also has a doctoral program available in dance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into

A degree in dance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 490 $100,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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