Dance at Wesleyan University

If you plan to study dance, take a look at what Wesleyan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and approximately 3,053 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in dance from Wesleyan U.

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

Wesleyan U Dance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

Wesleyan U Dance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dance programs across the country. The following shows how Wesleyan U performed in these rankings.

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 Wesleyan U 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
Most Focused Dance Master’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular Dance Master’s Degree Schools	40
Most Focused Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Focused Dance Schools	117
Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Most Popular Dance Schools	199

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in dance from Wesleyan U. This is the #40 most popular school for dance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dance Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Dance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dance from Wesleyan U in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in dance.

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

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

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,090	$93,250
Choreographers	270	$56,080

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.