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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received a bachelor's degree in dance from UArts.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Dance Schools	1
Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Dance Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Dance Schools	3
Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools	20
Best Value Dance Master’s Degree Schools	33
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Best Dance Schools	82
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Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160
Best Value Dance Schools	170

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in dance from UArts. This makes it the #5 most popular school for dance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UArts Dance Graduates

The median salary of dance students who receive their bachelor's degree at UArts is $21,267. 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 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

Of the 69 dance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UArts, about 13% were men and 87% were women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% 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 19% 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	30
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UArts Dance Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in dance from UArts in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in dance each year. UArts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than 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	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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.