Dance at Saint Mary’s College of California

If you are interested in studying dance, you may want to check out the program at Saint Mary's College of California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMC is located in Moraga, California and approximately 3,439 students attend the school each year. Of the 717 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary's College of California in 2021, 8 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.

SMC Dance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
• Master’s Degree in Dance

SMC Dance Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dance major at SMC 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 Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Dance Schools	32
Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in dance from SMC. This makes it the #6 most popular school for dance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dance Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Saint Mary’s College of California.

SMC Dance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dance from SMC in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at SMC 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 Saint Mary's College of California with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMC Dance Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in dance from SMC in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary's College of California with a master's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMC also has a doctoral program available in dance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Other Visual Art

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 CA, the home state for Saint Mary's College of California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Choreographers	410	$70,020

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 Smcj0001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.