Dance at Mercyhurst University
Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,790. Of the 484 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercyhurst University in 2021, 12 of them were dance majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dance section at the bottom of this page.
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Mercyhurst Dance Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
Mercyhurst Dance Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the dance progam at Mercyhurst compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The dance major at Mercyhurst 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 Focused Dance Schools | 26 |
| Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 78 |
| Most Popular Dance Schools | 88 |
| Best Dance Schools | 150 |
| 168 |
Earnings of Mercyhurst Dance Graduates
The median salary of dance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercyhurst is $18,707. This is less than $21,579, which is the national average of all dance majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Dance Student Demographics at Mercyhurst
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Mercyhurst University.
Mercyhurst Dance Bachelor’s Program
About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in dance.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mercyhurst also has a doctoral program available in dance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.
| Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 5,050 | $80,740 |
| Choreographers | 150 | $37,560 |
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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