Dance at Berklee College of Music

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying dance, you may want to check out the program at Berklee College of Music. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,631 students attend the school each year.

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

Berklee College of Music Dance Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

Berklee College of Music Dance Rankings

The dance major at Berklee College of Music 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.

Dance Student Demographics at Berklee College of Music

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Berklee College of Music.

Berklee College of Music Dance Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at Berklee College of Music since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at Berklee College of Music are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Dance

Dance majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Berklee College of Music. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	30

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 MA, the home state for Berklee College of Music.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Choreographers	30	$60,150

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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