Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Dance at Grand Valley State University

Find Schools Near

Dance at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study dance, take a look at what Grand Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 dance majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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

GVSU Dance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

GVSU Dance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dance progam at GVSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 GVSU 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
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
62
Most Popular Dance Schools 96

Dance Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Dance Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The dance program at GVSU awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

undefined

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in dance.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

GVSU 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.