Dance at Virginia Commonwealth University

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.

VCU Dance Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

VCU Dance Rankings

The dance major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Dance Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	6

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Choreographers	430	$58,240

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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