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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in dance from U-M.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks dance programs across the country. The following shows how U-M 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dance from U-M. About 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at U-M are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U-M Dance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of dance master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in dance.

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

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.