Dance at University of Southern California

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a dance school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dance program.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dance section at the bottom of this page.

USC Dance Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

USC Dance Rankings

The dance major at USC 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 USC

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

USC Dance Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	21

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 Southern California.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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