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Dance at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Dance at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

If you are interested in studying dance, you may want to check out the program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Dance Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Dance (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

UNLV Dance Rankings

The dance major at UNLV 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 UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Dance Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at UNLV are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in dance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Dance

If you plan to be a dance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance 23

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 400 $55,580
Choreographers 70 $55,100

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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