Dance at Purchase College

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a dance school? To help you decide if Purchase College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dance program.

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and approximately 3,685 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.

Purchase College Dance Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

Purchase College Dance Rankings

The dance major at Purchase College 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 Purchase College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Purchase College.

Purchase College Dance Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at Purchase College since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Purchase College with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Dance

Dance majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purchase College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	20

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 NY, the home state for Purchase College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Choreographers	60	$85,720

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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