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Dance at Berklee College of Music

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Dance at Berklee College of Music

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in dance from Berklee College of Music.

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

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13
Most Focused Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Most Popular Dance Schools 19
Most Focused Dance Schools 22
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 156
Best Dance Schools 161
173
Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 177
181
Best Value Dance Schools 186

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

90% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in dance from Berklee College of Music. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Berklee College of Music 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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