Dance at The University of the Arts

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

UArts is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,530 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.

UArts Dance Degrees Available

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

UArts Dance Rankings

The dance major at UArts 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 UArts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at The University of the Arts.

UArts Dance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% 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 UArts since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 The University of the Arts with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UArts Dance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of dance master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in dance each year. UArts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 The University of the Arts. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	82

Related Majors

• Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music
• Arts & Media Management
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

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 The University of the Arts.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.