Dance at University of California - Riverside

Every dance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dance program at University of California - Riverside stacks up to those at other schools.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 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.

UCR Dance Degrees Available

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

UCR Dance Rankings

The dance major at UCR 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in dance, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Dance Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Dance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in dance.

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

UCR 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.

In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 University of California - Riverside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	23
Other Dance	3

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Music
• Fine & Studio Arts
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.