Dance at Mount Holyoke College
If you are interested in studying dance, you may want to check out the program at Mount Holyoke College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,040.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dance section at the bottom of this page.
Mt. Holyoke Dance Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
Mt. Holyoke Dance Rankings
The dance major at Mt. Holyoke 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 Mt. Holyoke
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Mount Holyoke College.
Mt. Holyoke Dance Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's in dance.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Dance
If you plan to be a dance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Holyoke College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Dance | 7 |
Related Majors
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 MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.
Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
---|---|---|
Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 6,190 | $99,540 |
Choreographers | 30 | $60,150 |
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
- Image Credit: By Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.