Dance at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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 Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 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.

UW Seattle Dance Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Dance Rankings

The dance major at UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Dance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at UW Seattle 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW Seattle Dance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of dance master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in dance each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 56% more men than average.

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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in dance.

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

Concentrations Within Dance

Dance majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	21

Related Majors

• Other Visual Art
• Design & Applied Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Music
• Drama & Theater 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,930	$67,430

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.