Dance at George Mason University

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

Every dance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dance program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 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.

GMU Dance Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

GMU Dance Rankings

The dance major at GMU 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 GMU

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

GMU Dance Bachelor’s Program

87% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at GMU 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Dance

The following dance concentations are available at George Mason University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	15

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Choreographers	430	$58,240

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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