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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in dance from UCR.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Dance

UCR Dance Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Dance Schools 89
Most Focused Dance Schools 120

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in dance from UCR. This makes it the #24 most popular school for dance master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

80% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dance from UCR. About 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UCR Dance Master’s Program

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 dance majors earned their master's degree from UCR. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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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 - Riverside with a master's in dance.

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

UCR also has a doctoral program available in dance. In 2021, 3 students 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 - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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