Dance at Western Oregon University

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

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,554. Of the 976 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Oregon University in 2021, 13 of them were dance majors.

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

Western Oregon State College Dance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

Western Oregon State College Dance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dance progam at Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon State College 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 Popular Dance Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Focused Dance Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Focused Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Focused Dance Master’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular Dance Schools	80

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

Dance Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College Dance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 dance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Western Oregon State College, about 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Western Oregon State College since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon University with a bachelor's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Music
• 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 OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,350	$75,800

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 Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.