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Dance at University of California - Irvine

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Dance at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 49 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.

UC Irvine Dance Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Dance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dance programs across the country. The following shows how UC Irvine performed in these rankings.

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 UC Irvine 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
103

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

Earnings of UC Irvine Dance Graduates

The median salary of dance students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $22,184. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $21,579 for all dance bachelor's degree recipients.

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Dance Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Dance Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 49 dance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Irvine, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in dance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

UC Irvine Dance Master’s Program

56% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The dance program at UC Irvine awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in dance each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

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In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

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 University of California - Irvine.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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