Dance at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 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.

U-M Dance Degrees Available

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

U-M Dance Rankings

The dance major at U-M 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.

Dance Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Dance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U-M Dance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of dance master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Dance

Dance majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	13

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• Other Visual Art
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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