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Dance at Cornish College of the Arts

What traits are you looking for in a school for Dance, take a look at what Cornish College of the Arts. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Cornish College of the Arts is located in Seattle, WA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 12 dance degrees were awarded at Cornish College of the Arts.

Online & Distance Learning at Cornish College of the Arts

Distance learning is available at Cornish College of the Arts. Of 505 students, 0 (0%) studied exclusively online and 44 (9%) took at least some classes online.

Dance Rankings at Cornish College of the Arts

Rankings can help you compare Cornish College of the Arts’s Dance program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Washington	#2 of 2
Best Value	Washington	#2 of 2
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#12 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#14 of 14
Best Value	Nationwide	#93 of 97
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#97 of 97

Earnings for Dance Graduates from Cornish College of the Arts

Graduates of Cornish College of the Arts’s Dance program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$16,591
2 years	$23,340
4 years	$18,609
5 years	$22,211

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Dance graduates from Cornish College of the Arts earn a median of $18,609, compared with $35,583 for all Cornish College of the Arts graduates — about 48% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Dance graduates from Cornish College of the Arts comes in at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Dance graduates at Cornish College of the Arts, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Dance graduates at Cornish College of the Arts are 100% women (12) and 0% men (0).

Dance Bachelor’s Program at Cornish College of the Arts

Of the 12 bachelor’s dance graduates at Cornish College of the Arts, 100% were women (12) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dance bachelor’s degree recipients at Cornish College of the Arts.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 33% of Dance bachelor’s degree recipients at Cornish College of the Arts, lower than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Dance Concentrations at Cornish College of the Arts

This Dance program at Cornish College of the Arts offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Dance	12

Best-Paid Careers for Dance Graduates

Those who complete Dance program at Cornish College of the Arts pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Dance graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Choreographers	$109,380
Dancers	$74,180
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,983

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.