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Dance at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. Of the 7,404 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado Boulder in 2021, 7 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.

CU - Boulder Dance Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Dance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dance progam at CU - Boulder compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dance major at CU - Boulder 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
Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools 22
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 64
70
Best Value Dance Schools 123

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in dance from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #20 most popular school for dance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dance Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Dance Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dance from CU - Boulder. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Colorado Boulder 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 1
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

CU - Boulder Dance Master’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in dance from CU - Boulder. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

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In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

CU - Boulder 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,880 $60,820

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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