Dance at Virginia Commonwealth University

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. In 2021, 6 dance majors received their bachelor's degree from VCU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the dance progam at VCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
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How Much Do Dance Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of dance students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $19,193. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $21,579 for all dance students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 dance majors earned their bachelor's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry
• Music
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.