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Dance at California Institute of the Arts

Dance at California Institute of the Arts

What traits are you looking for in a dance school? To help you decide if California Institute of the Arts is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dance program.

CalArts is located in Valencia, California and approximately 1,166 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.

CalArts Dance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
  • Master’s Degree in Dance

CalArts Dance Rankings

The dance major at CalArts 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 CalArts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at California Institute of the Arts.

CalArts Dance Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dance bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

CalArts Dance Master’s Program

75% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of dance master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in dance each year. CalArts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a master's in dance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Dance

The following dance concentations are available at California Institute of the Arts. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Institute of the Arts. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance 23

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of the Arts.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Choreographers 410 $70,020

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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