Dance at University of Arizona

If you plan to study dance, take a look at what University of Arizona has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in dance from University of Arizona.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dance section at the bottom of this page.

University of Arizona Dance Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Dance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dance progam at University of Arizona 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 University of Arizona 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	122
	167

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in dance from University of Arizona. This makes it the #21 most popular school for dance master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Dance Graduates from University of Arizona Make?

The median salary of dance students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $16,878. 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 University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Dance Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in dance from University of Arizona. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Arizona since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at University of Arizona 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 University of Arizona with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Arizona Dance Master’s Program

Of the 4 dance students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Arizona, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in dance each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

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

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

University of Arizona 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
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Music
• Fine & Studio 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,770	$83,730

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.